For nothing more glorious, nothing nobler, nothing surely more honorable can be imagined than to belong to the One, Holy Catholic, Apostolic and Roman Church - Pope Pius XII, Encyclical Mystici Corporis Christi, no. 91

Some of these photographs of Pope Leo XIV are majestic

White Smoke. Habemus Papam. We have a Pope

Pope Leo XIV giving his oldest brother Louis Prevost a big hug in St. Peter’s Basilica after he celebrated Mass for the Inauguration of his Petrine Ministry.

Pope Leo XIV holding back the tears, as he hears the Our Father chanted beautifully in Ukrainian, by the faithful of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church on pilgrimage in St. Peter’s Basilica for this Jubilee Holy Year.

Pope Leo XIV is brought to tears as he receives the Fisherman’s Ring at his inauguration as Bishop of Rome and Supreme Pontiff of the Universal Church

Pope Francis’ first miracle

“There is only one time, the only time that we are allowed to look down upon others, is when we are offering to help them get back up." - Pope Francis

The boomers at the Vatican have no idea what they have unleashed.

Sister Geneviève Jeanningros, 81, Pope Francis’ longtime friend, who lives in a circus caravan in Rome and would visit the Pope every Wednesdays, once a month she would bring a transgender person with her. Today she broke protocol to say goodbye to him.

The Vatican announces that 40 people holding white roses will form a guard of honour for Pope Francis on the steps of Santa Maria Maggiore to welcome his coffin for his burial in the Basilica on Saturday. Among them the poor, the homeless, prisoners, transgenders, and migrants.

Pope Francis to children in Singapore: "All religions are paths to reach God. They are—to make a comparison—like different languages, different dialects, to get there. But God is God for everyone. If you start to fight saying 'my religion is more important than yours, mine is true and yours isn't', where will this lead us? There is only one God, and each of us has a language to arrive at God. Some are Sheik, Muslim, Hindu, Christians; they are different ways to God."

Almost 200,000 people in Fatima tonight. The faith is alive.

Right now in Fatima, Portugal

Over 250,000 people in Fatima tonight. The faith is alive.

The Skull of St. Mary Magdalene

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Cardinal Pizzaballa: “What we know for sure is that a tank, the IDF says by mistake, but we are not sure about this, they hit the Church directly, the Church of the Holy Family, the Latin Church” Images of the only Catholic Church in Gaza before and after today’s attack.

This is why in the end Christ will triumph.

This morning Pope Leo XIV consecrated the whole world to the Immaculate Heart of Mary

Almost 200,000 people in Fatima tonight. The faith is alive.

Right now in Fatima, Portugal

Pope Leo XIV wishes all the mothers of the world a very blessed Mother’s Day

Tonight’s Candlelight Procession in Fatima, Portugal

“For me? Thank you” Pope Leo XIV asks, as a little girl gives him a cookie, which he eats, on his Popemobile ride in St. Peter’s Square, after celebrating Mass this morning.

Conclave 2025 has begun. The doors of the Sistine Chapel of the Apostolic Palace have been closed

The last Popemobile ride of Pope Francis, doing what he did best, despite being gravely ill, being close to the faithful, blessing babies and even a child with cancer. This was his last public appearance. This was his goodbye

This morning in Fatima, the Bishop of Leiria-Fatima consecrated Pope Leo XIV and his Pontificate to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.

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My personal favourite Pope Francis moment. The Pope speaking to religious in the Philippines quotes Christ's words "Do you love me?", and they respond "Yes". The Pope's reaction is priceless ...

This evening after visiting the Nativity scene in St. Peter's Square, Pope Francis loses his cool after being grabbed by a pilgrim who wouldn't let go of his hand. The Pope repeated slapped her hand and told her to let go of him.

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Pope Leo XIV crying

Pope Leo XIV holding back the tears at the Consecration at Mass this morning in Castel Gandolfo.

A visible emotional Pope Leo XIV as the crowd chant “Many more years!” in Greek at his Inauguration.

Almost 200,000 people in Fatima today. The faith is alive.

A 1,000,000 young people chant “Papa Leone!”, as the Holy Father tells them to get some rest ahead of Holy Mass tomorrow to conclude the Jubilee of the Youth.

Pope Francis has died. Eternal rest grant unto him of Lord, and may perpetual light shine upon him. May he Rest in Peace

Pope Francis has now been buried and entombed in his final resting place in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome

Pope Leo XIV received a prolonged and sustained applause from the journalists who covered the sede vacante and conclave, joking in English “they say when they clap at the beginning it doesn't matter much. If you are still awake at the end and still want to applaud, then thank you very much”

At Angelus, Pope Leo XIV reads the names of the three Christians killed by the “Israeli attack on the Church of the Holy Family in Gaza”, denouncing the targeting of civilians and places of worships, saying “we need to immediately stop these barbaric acts of war”

Two people are confirmed to be dead after Israeli strikes on Holy Family Church, the only Catholic Parish in Gaza, this morning. Several people have been injured, included Fr. Gabriele Romanelli, whom Pope Francis used to call every night. The building has also been damaged.

His Holiness Pope Leo XIV and a delegation of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople pray at the tomb of St. Peter this morning, the Feast of the Holy Apostles Saints Peter and Paul.

The Rite of the closing of the coffin of His Holiness Pope Francis

Pope Leo XIV spoke in Italian and Spanish, but not in his native English.

Asked about President Trump’s decision to send 400 National Guard troops to Chicago, Pope Leo XIV says: “I prefer not to comment about political choices [made] within the United States. Thank you very much.”

Pope Leo XIV, a keen tennis player, meeting Jannik Sinner this morning.

Pope Leo XIV signs a baseball after his audience with journalists this morning. Autographing the first of many baseballs I feel during what, God willing, will be a long Pontificate.

US Vice President JD Vance and his wife Usha greeting Pope Leo XIV in St. Peter’s Basilica after the Mass for the Pope’s Inauguration.

White Smoke. The Bells of St. Peter’s Basilica are ringing out. The faithful people of God are cheering in St. Peter’s Square. We have a new Pope.

The people of Pope Francis; transgenders, Muslim migrants, prisoners, homeless and the poor, welcomed him to his final resting place in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore.

Pope Leo XIV visibly emotional as thousands of faithful in St. Peter’s Square sing Happy Birthday to him. The Holy Father addresses them saying: “It seems you know, today I turn 70. I give thanks to the Lord, to my parents and I thank all of you who remembered me in your prayers. Thank you all so much.”

The latest from the Vatican on the health of Pope Francis: “The night passed peacefully. This morning Pope Francis got up and had breakfast.”

Tomorrow Pope Francis will be the first Pope in 122 years to not be buried in St. Peter’s Basilica, instead choosing to be buried in the Papal Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore on Esquiline Hill in Rome A🧵looking at the other Popes buried in this magnificent Church

Volodymyr Zelenskyy after meeting Pope Leo XIV, says: “Naturally, we want this war to end, and naturally, we rely heavily on the Vatican, that the Vatican and His Holiness can help us with a high-level meeting place to end this war. Thank you”

Good Friday in St. Peter’s Basilica

Addressing the crowds in English, Pope Leo XIV prays for the victims of the devastating floods in Texas: “I would like to express sincere condolences to all the families who have lost loved ones, in particular their daughters who were at summer camp, in the disaster caused by the flooding of the Guadalupe river in Texas, in the United States. We pray for them.”

Diogo Jota and André Silva, Rest In Peace. Emotional scenes as Pie Jesu is drowned out by the tolling of the bells of the Parish Church of São Cosme e São Damião in Gondomar, as the coffins of the brothers are taken in procession to the cemetery where they will be laid to rest.

Tonight in Lourdes, celebrating the Vigil of the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes.

My Lord and my God.

“Buona sera, buenas tardes, good evening.” Pope Leo XIV greeting over 100,000 young people gathered in St. Peter’s Square this evening, telling them in English: “You are the salt of the earth. You are the light of world.”

Pope Leo XIV at his first Mass: “Even today there are many settings where the Christian faith is considered absurd, meant for the weak and unintelligent, settings where other securities are preferred; technology, money, success, power and pleasure. These are context where it is not easy to preach the Gospel, and bear witness to its truth, where believers are mocked, opposed, despised or at best tolerated and pity. Yet precisely for these reasons, these are the places where our missionary outreach is desperately needed.”

US President Donald J. Trump orders flags on all federal buildings, including the White House, to be flown at half-mast in memory of His Holiness Pope Francis.

His Holiness Pope Leo XIV had taken possession of the Papal apartments of the Apostolic Palace of the Vatican. The plan is for him to move in permanently in about 7 weeks time.

Andrzej Duda, the President of Poland, greeting Pope Leo XIV in St. Peter’s Basilica after the Mass for the Pope’s Inauguration.

The Bells toll in St. Peter's Square marking the death of Pope Francis

In his first sermon as Pope, Leo XIV first says a few words in English.

Pope Leo XIV shares in the pain and comforts four mothers whose sons are fighting on the frontline in the war with Russia. They were among 4,000 faithful of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church on pilgrimage this morning in St. Peter’s Basilica.

This morning His Eminence Pierbattista Cardinal Pizzaballa OFM, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, offered the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Thanksgiving for Pope Leo XIV.

This morning 23 men were ordained to the permanent diaconate in St. Peter’s Basilica, the biggest class at the Vatican since the practice was introduced after Vatican II.

We have a geeky Pope, and I’m all here for it; Pope Leo XIV to university students: “As a former teacher of mathematics and physics, allow me to do some calculations with you.  Do you know how many stars there are in the observable universe?  An impressive and wonderful number: a sextillion stars — that is, a 1 followed by 24 zeros!  If we divided them among the 8 billion people on Earth, each person would have hundreds of billions of stars.  With the naked eye, on clear nights, we can see about five thousand.  Even though there are billions upon billions of stars, we only see the closest constellations; yet these are enough to point us in a direction, as when navigating the sea.”

Pope Leo XIV has called on all Catholics to observe a day of prayer and fasting for world peace on Friday, August 22nd, the Feast of the Coronation of the Blessed Virgin Mary as Queen of Heaven and Earth. Our Lady, Queen of Peace, Pray for Peace and Pray for Us.

His Most Catholic Majesty, The King of Spain greeting the Holy Father Pope Leo XIV in St. Peter’s Basilica after the Mass for his Inauguration.

Tonight in Lourdes, celebrating the Vigil of the glorious Assumption of the Blessed Virgin into Heaven.

On the three month anniversary of his death, let us all continue to pray for the soul of Pope Francis. May he Rest In Peace.

This evening His Holiness Pope Leo XIV visited the Grotto of Lourdes in the Vatican Gardens, joining the faithful who had gathered there to pray the rosary at the conclusion of this month dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary.

This morning in St. Peter’s Basilica, His Holiness Pope Leo XIV ordained 11 men to Sacred Priesthood for the Diocese of Rome. Let us keep these men and their ministry in our prayers.

Pope Leo XIV weighs in on Cardinal Cupich’s decision to honor pro-abortion Sen Dick Durbin, saying: “I think that is very important to look at the overall work that this Senator has done during, if I'm not mistaken, 40 years of service in the United States Senate.  I understand the difficulty and the tensions but I think as I myself has spoken to pass, it’s important to look at many issues that are related to what is the teaching of the Church. Someone who says I'm against abortion but I'm in favor of the death penalty, is not really pro-life. So someone who says that I'm against abortion but I'm agreement with the inhuman treatment of immigrants who in are the United States I don't know if that's pro-life; so they're very complex issues. I don't know if anyone has all the truth on them, but I would ask first and foremost that there'd be greater respect for one another, and that we search together both as human beings and that case is American citizens or citizens of the state of Illinois, as well as Catholics to say we need to, you know, really look closely at all of these ethical issues and to find the way forward as Church. Church teaching on each one of those issues is very clear. Thank you.”

My Lord and my God

Right now in Fatima, Portugal

The most powerful person in the world is an American.

Right now in Fatima, Portugal

The internet is going to break when Pope Leo XIV visits the tomb of Pope Leo XIII on Sunday.

Right now over 1,000,000 young people in Rome are on their knees adoring Our Blessed Lord truly present in the Most Blessed Sacrament.

Pope Leo XIV on why the Church won’t change it’s teaching on marriage, sexuality and gender: “I do understand that this is a very hot-button topic and that some people will make demands to say, “we want the recognition of gay marriage,” for example, or “we want recognition of people who are trans,” to say this is officially recognized and approved by the church. The individuals will be accepted and received. Any priest who has ever heard confessions will have heard confessions from all kinds of people with all kinds of issues, all kinds of states of life and choices that are made. I think that the Church’s teaching will continue as it is, and that’s what I have to say about that for right now. I think it’s very important. Families need to be supported, what they call the traditional family. The family is father, mother, and children. I think that the role of the family in society, which has at times suffered in recent decades, once again has to be recognized, strengthened.”

Our very own Peruvian-American Pope receiving a Paddington Bear, who is famously from “deepest, darkest Peru”

His Holiness Pope Leo XIV this morning at the Santa Marta Retirement Home in Castel Gandolfo

Disgusting attack on my religion. Sickening filth. God will not be mocked.

In the ultimate power move, Pope Francis ends the Synod on Synodality with first public display since 1867 of the Chair of St. Peter, Cathedra Sancti Petri Apostoli, the symbol of Papal Supremacy, and a gift from Charles the Bald, Emperor of the Romans, to Pope John VIlI in 875.

The magnificent Rose Window of the newly restored Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris.

Tonight’s Candlelight Procession in Fatima, Portugal

King Charles III assisting the Divine Office led by Pope Leo XIV in the Sistine Chapel, the first time a British monarch has partaken in a religious service with the Bishop of Rome since 855, when Æthelwulf, King of Wessex, was in Rome for the inauguration of Pope Leo IV.

Veni, Veni, Rosas!—An annual Pentecost tradition at Rome's Pantheon, let the Holy Spirit rain down roses, as the Veni Creator Spiritus in solemnly chanted

Pope Leo XIV chanting the noonday Regina Caeli in St. Peter’s Square today

The Veni, Creator Spiritus, the beautiful invocation to the Holy Spirit at the start of the Conclave

Our Holy Father Pope Leo XIV leading the Cardinals, Prelates, priests, religious and laity who work in the Vatican City State, in procession through the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica this morning for the Jubilee of the Holy See.

Right now in Fatima, Portugal

Below is the Last Will and Testament of Pope Francis, as published by the Vatican: Miserando atque Eligendo 
In the name of the Most Holy Trinity. Amen. As I sense the approaching twilight of my earthly life, and with firm hope in eternal life, I wish to set out my final wishes solely regarding the place of my burial. Throughout my life, and during my ministry as a priest and bishop, I have always entrusted myself to the Mother of Our Lord, the Blessed Virgin Mary. For this reason, I ask that my mortal remains rest - awaiting the day of the Resurrection - in the Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major. I wish my final earthly journey to end precisely in this ancient Marian sanctuary, where I would always stop to pray at the beginning and end of every Apostolic Journey, confidently entrusting my intentions to the Immaculate Mother, and giving thanks for her gentle and maternal care. I ask that my tomb be prepared in the burial niche in the side aisle between the Pauline Chapel (Chapel of the Salus Populi Romani) and the Sforza Chapel of the Basilica, as shown in the attached plan. The tomb should be in the ground; simple, without particular ornamentation, bearing only the inscription: Franciscus. The cost of preparing the burial will be covered by a sum provided by a benefactor, which I have arranged to be transferred to the Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major. I have given the necessary instructions regarding this to Cardinal Rolandas Makrickas, Extraordinary Commissioner of the Liberian Basilica. May the Lord grant a fitting reward to all those who have loved me and who continue to pray for me. The suffering that has marked the final part of my life, I offer to the Lord, for peace in the world and for fraternity among peoples. Santa Marta, 29 June 2022
FRANCIS

And the last person to greet the Holy Father after this morning Mass for the Inauguration of his Petrine Ministry was Jean Cardinal Zerbo, Mali’s first Cardinal, who has been in ill health and therefore unable to travel for Pope Francis’ funeral or the pre-Conclave meetings.

On the month anniversary of his death, let us continue to pray for the soul of Pope Francis. May he Rest In Peace.