Tag: Pope Leo XIV

Friday, October 17th 2025 - 18:05 UTC
Orsi holds meetings with Pope and Italian authorities

Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi met at the Vatican on Friday with Pope Leo XIV after both leaders participated on the previous day at FAO's 80th-anniversary ceremony in Rome.
Tuesday, October 14th 2025 - 10:40 UTC
Boric welcomed at Holy See by Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV welcomed Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font at the Vatican Apostolic Palace on Monday. Following the private meeting, the South American leader met with Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin and Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, Secretary for Relations with States.
Saturday, September 13th 2025 - 10:06 UTC
Peru: Chiclayo to hold festive weekend marking Leo XIV's birthday

The Peruvian city of Chiclayo is holding a massive two-day tribute this weekend to celebrate Sunday's 70th birthday of its former US-born Bishop Robert Francis Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV.
Monday, September 8th 2025 - 10:30 UTC
Pope Leo XIV canonizes first saint to have lived in the 21st Century

Pope Leo XIV canonized two young Italians, Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati, on Sunday at a ceremony in St. Peter's Square before a crowd of around 70,000 people.
Monday, August 25th 2025 - 22:38 UTC
Pope Leo XIV “wholehearted” support for the Chagos Refugees Group

In a meeting with members of the Chagos Refugees Group, Pope Leo XIV expressed his “wholehearted” encouragement for the group’s actions – following in the footsteps of his predecessor, Pope Francis.
Thursday, August 14th 2025 - 10:36 UTC
Orsi to visit Europe for meetings with Pope Leo XIV, European leaders, and EU officials

Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi will travel in October to Rome, Madrid, and Brussels for an official tour that will include meetings with Pope Leo XIV, Italian President Sergio Mattarella, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, and King Felipe VI.
Saturday, May 31st 2025 - 10:34 UTC
Peru sends mission to update Pope Leo XIV's ID

Peru's National Registry of Identification and Civil Status (Reniec) spent over US$ 30,000 to send four officials to the Vatican to update the National Identity Card (DNI) of Pope Leo XIV. The Chicago-born Robert Francis Prevost is a naturalized Peruvian since 2015. The mission was framed within the “Identification without Borders” campaign to provide registry services to Peruvians in Italy and train consulate staff in Rome and Milan.
Thursday, May 22nd 2025 - 06:06 UTC
Vatican has a long track record of mediation, including Argentina, Chile, Cuba

Washington, Kyiv and several of its European allies welcomed Pope Leo XIV’s offer to host peace talks between Ukraine and Russia at the Vatican. In recent decades, the Holy See has played a key role in helping resolve a number of international conflicts.
Tuesday, May 20th 2025 - 10:35 UTC
Argentine FM holds meeting with Pope Leo XIV

Argentine Foreign Minister Gerardo Werthein met Monday with Pope Leo XIV on his first official day as pontiff, discussing President Javier Milei's upcoming visit to the Vatican in the coming weeks.
Friday, May 9th 2025 - 11:20 UTC
Trump congratulates Prevost on becoming the first US-born Pope

US President Donald Trump congratulated Robert Francis Prevost Martinez on being the first American-born pope, who chose to be known as Leo XIV. Prevost, a 69-year-old Chicago native, was praised by Trump on Truth Social as a great honor for the country.