Pope Leo XIV renewed the teaching Church’s condemnation of slavery and asked pardon for the Holy See’s complicity in the slave trade.

In a Latin-language letter, Pope Leo XIV recalled the upcoming 100th anniversary of the crowning of the image of the Virgen del Sagrario (Virgin of the Tabernacle) in the Primatial Metropolitan Cathedral in Toledo, Spain.

Pope Leo XIV promulgated his first encyclical letter today and emphasized the importance of safeguarding the human person in the era of artificial intelligence.

In his midday Regina Caeli address on Pentecost Sunday, Pope Leo XIV emphasized that that the Holy Spirit opens doors (video).

Addressing pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square on Pentecost Sunday, Pope Leo XIV recalled the Day of Prayer for the Church in China and also prayed for the Christians of the Middle East.

Pope Leo XIV celebrated Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica on the morning of Pentecost Sunday (booklet, video) and emphasized that the Spirit of the Risen Christ is the Spirit of peace, mission, and truth.

Pope Leo XIV received members of the European Parliament’s Intergroup on Demography and linked the continent’s demographic crisis to the rejection of the Christian vision associated with the founding of European institutions after World War II.

Pope Leo XIV received members of Círculo Ecuestre, a club of Barcelona business leaders, and encouraged them to “live Christian charity.”

Citing papal assurances regarding the “non-blessing of same-sex couples,” the Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Church announced that it was resuming dialogue with the Catholic Church.

Pope Leo XIV received President Bajram Begaj of Albania in a private audience today.