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Pope Leo assures Americans of prayers on 250th anniversary of United States

“May the Spirit of 1776 continue to inspire hope and unity as the United States of America moves into the future.” Pope Leo XIV expressed this in a letter he sent to the American people to mark the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 2026.

Pope Leo assures Americans of prayers on 250th anniversary of United States

"May the Spirit of 1776 continue to inspire hope and unity as the United States of America moves into the future." 

Pope Leo tells cardinals war is 'never blessed by God'

Opening the first day of his second consistory with cardinals from around the world, Pope Leo XIV condemned war as "never blessed by God" while urging the Church's leaders to embrace a style of listening and collaboration.

Pope: Technology should serve friendships, not replace them

Pope Leo XIV visited the Vatican’s Estate Ragazzi summer camp June 22, meeting with children and young people taking part in this year’s program and answering several questions.

Spanish people embrace Pope Leo XIV during his first visit as pontiff

Flying from Spain’s capital of Madrid to Barcelona June 9, Pope Leo XIV shifted his focus to the deeper and darker existential questions punctuating human life.

Pope’s World Day of Poor message: The Lord is refuge of the poor

Pope Leo XIV released his message for the 10th World Day of the Poor, to be observed on Nov. 15.

1.2 million people join Pope Leo for Corpus Christi in Spain

At the beginning of the second day of his pastoral visit to Spain on June 6, Pope Leo XIV presided over the Mass celebrating the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ.

Pope Leo presents ‘Magnifica Humanitas’ calling for disarmament of AI

At the presentation of his first social encyclical, “Magnifica Humanitas,” Pope Leo XIV appealed for artificial intelligence to be placed firmly at the service of humanity, warning against technologies that foster domination, exclusion and war.

Pope Leo XIV invites church to participate in World Mission Sunday in October

“On World Mission Sunday, every Catholic community is invited to pray and offer spiritual and material sacrifices for the missionary efforts in areas of first evangelization and the support of young churches.”

Cardinal Cupich: Pope’s encyclical ‘a new lens’ for church’s social doctrine

In an interview with Vatican News, Cardinal Cupich says Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical, “Magnifica humanitas” recognizes that “new technology has the potential to overtake our capacity to control it, and the pope is giving us a wake-up call to seize this moment with urgency.”

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