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Bishop of Rome

Pope Leo XIV sits in the cathedral of Rome, the Archbasilica of St. John Lateran, a symbol of his authority as bishop of Rome, on May 25, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News/Vatican Pool

Church Communion Built “on our knees…constant commitment to conversion”: Pope Leo XIV in First Homily as Bishop of Rome

May 25, 2025

Pope Leo XIV delivered his first homily as Bishop of Rome at the Basilica of St. John Lateran, where he took possession of his cathedra (throne) on Sunday.

Pope Leo XIV greets the mayor of Rome at the foot of the Capitoline Steps before taking possession of St. John Lateran as bishop of Rome, May 25, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media

"Through you and with you, I am Roman": Pope Leo XIV to Mayor of Rome ahead of Taking Possession of Basilica

May 25, 2025

Pope Leo XIV addressed Rome’s mayor minutes before making his way to the Basilica of St. John Lateran to take possession of his chair as bishop of Rome.

Pope Leo XIV smiles as a jubilant crowd joins in prayer on Sunday, May 11, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA

The Meaning of Pope Leo XIV’s Sunday, May 18 Inauguration Mass, Taking Possession of St. John Lateran

May 17, 2025

The Mass for the inauguration of Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate will mark the official beginning of his ministry as successor of Peter and bishop of Rome.

Cardinal Mario Grech, Cardinal Kurt Koch, and Holy See Press secretary Matteo Bruni during the presentation on the new document June 13, 2024. (photo: Daniel Ibanez/CNA / EWTN)

"Bishop of Rome" Vatican Document: A Theologically Fruitful Clarification of the Church as a Communion of Believers

Jun 18, 2024

The Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity, headed by Cardinal Kurt Koch, recently published a lengthy new text on the question of the papacy and ecumenical relations.

Pope Francis waves to the crowd gathered in St. Peter's Square to hear his Angelus address on Sunday, June 9, 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media

Vatican to Publish New Document with Proposals “for renewed exercise of bishop of Rome’s ministry of unity”

Jun 11, 2024

The document, titled “The Bishop of Rome: Primacy and Synodality in Ecumenical Dialogue and Responses to the Encyclical Ut Unum Sint,” will be released June 13.

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Pope Francis: "Spiritual worldliness" One of Greatest Dangers Facing Priests, the Church

Aug 7, 2023

Spiritual worldliness is one of the most dangerous temptations facing priests and the Church because it “reduces spirituality to appearance” while disconnecting it from the Gospel, Pope Francis warned in a recently released letter to the priests of Rome.

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Rome Announces Major Construction Project in Preparation for 2025 Jubilee Year

Jul 28, 2023

In anticipation of the Catholic Church’s 2025 Jubilee Year, the city of Rome presented a major infrastructure project Friday that will create a pedestrian pathway from St. Peter’s Square to Castel Sant’Angelo.