The FSSP leaders called the meeting “an opportunity to present to the Holy Father in greater detail the foundation and history of the fraternity.”
“The Church has an extraordinary diplomatic reach, and Pope Leo XIV is trying very actively to moderate disputes and help resolve conflicts,” Czech President Petr Pavel said.
The pope marked the start of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity by asking for prayers for those suffering from violence in the African nation.
In a meeting with the primatial archbishop of Mexico, Cardinal Carlos Aguiar, Pope Leo XIV expressed his desire to visit Mexico soon to entrust his pontificate to Our Lady of Guadalupe.
A mosaic portrait of Pope Leo XIV for installation in St. Paul Outside the Walls Basilica was presented to the pontiff on Jan. 14.
The pope devoted the second week of his series of teachings on the documents of the Second Vatican Council to a closer examination of the dogmatic constitution “Dei Verbum.”
Pope Leo XIV plans to visit Angola in what will be his first pastoral trip to the continent of Africa as pontiff, the apostolic nuncio in the southern African nation has announced.
Catholic scholars analyze both the caricatures and reality of the first American papacy.
Madrid, Barcelona, and the Canary Islands are likely destinations in 2026 for Pope Leo XIV to visit.
The pope addressed ambassadors and other diplomatic representatives to the Holy See at the Vatican on Jan. 9. Currently, 184 states have diplomatic relations with the Holy See.
