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Warning many ‘disappear from the parish’ after Confirmation, Pope Leo tells young people to ask for perserverance

Sometimes, when the bishop confers Confirmation—the gift of the Holy Spirit—you never see the young people again,” Pope Leo said.
Catholic Standard

Pope Leo year one: ‘Peace be with you all,’ Pope Leo’s first words, were a roadmap for his first year

When Robert Francis Prevost stepped onto the loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica one year ago May 8, he carried with him a piece of paper on which he had carefully written the first words he would utter as Pope Leo XIV. His first speech was, in ways that would only become clear over the year that followed, a preview of what was to come.

Pope Leo awkwardly blindsided by Gen Alpha brainrot stunt

Pope Leo XIV was caught looking bewildered Saturday as he was coerced into performing a nonsensical brainrot meme popularized by Gen Alpha. The awkward encounter happened as he was leaving a church service,
Anadolu Agency

Pope Leo voices ‘deep concern’ for Lebanon, Middle East churches

Pope Leo XIV on Monday expressed “deep concern” for the people of Lebanon and churches across the Middle East during a meeting with Catholicos Aram I, according to Vatican News. “I assure you of my daily prayers and of the deep concern I feel for the people of Lebanon and for the churches of the Middle East,

Pope Leo launches an AI commission days before he releases a papal letter alongside Anthropic cofounder Christopher Olah

The pope will unveil his first papal encyclical next week alongside an Anthropic cofounder, just as he remains vocal against the use of AI worldwide.