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POPE LEO XIV

White smoke has risen from St. Peter’s, the Holy Spirit has spoken, and the Chair of St. Peter is no longer empty. In an unbroken line of God’s providential care, Pope Leo XIV, the 267th successor to St. Peter has been chosen as our shepherd. He now takes up the cross of the papacy, becoming the spiritual father to over one billion Catholics worldwide—and making history as the first pope from the United States of America. Today, for the Universal Church, may this be more than a headline. May it remind us of the truth of our faith, the richness of our tradition, and Christ’s promise to be with His Church always, even to the end of the age.

White smoke has risen from St. Peter’s, the Holy Spirit has spoken, and the Chair of St. Peter is no longer empty. In an unbroken line of God’s providential care, Pope Leo XIV, the 267th successor to St. Peter has been chosen as our shepherd. He now takes up the cross of the papacy, becoming the spiritual father to over one billion Catholics worldwide—and making history as the first pope from the United States of America. Today, for the Universal Church, may this be more than a headline. May it remind us of the truth of our faith, the richness of our tradition, and Christ’s promise to be with His Church always, even to the end of the age.

Pope Leo XIV Needs Our Prayers

OUR FATHER HAS RAISED US UP A NEW SHEPHERD, POPE LEO XIV
LET US TURN OUR HEARTS TO HIM IN GRATEFUL PRAYER.

Heavenly Father,

In Your mercy, You have not left us orphaned. You have given us a shepherd, Pope Leo XIV to guide, guard, and feed Your flock.

With hearts full of gratitude, we thank You for the gift of his leadership. You have once again shown Your faithfulness to the Church, raising up a successor to Peter to stand firm in the breach and speak Your truth with love.

With hope, we ask You, Lord, to stand beside him. Strengthen him with courage, wisdom, and compassion as he takes up the cross of the papacy.

May he defend us against the empty promises of secularism, the despair of atheism, and the distractions of our time.May he rekindle in us the fire of faith, remind us of the dignity of every human life, and call us always back to You.

Let his pontificate of Pope Leo XIV be filled with grace and may his leadership echo with the clarity of truth and the mercy of Christ.

And let us never cease to thank You for Your goodness, for Your Church, and for our Holy Father.

Amen.

I follow no leader but Christ and join in communion
with none but your blessedness, that is, with the Chair of Peter.
I know that this is the rock on which the Church has been built.

I follow no leader but Christ and join in communion with none but your blessedness, that is, with the Chair of Peter.
I know that this is the rock on which the Church has been built.

WISDOM FROM ST. JEROME

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As we rejoice alongside the Church, let us continue to read about the papacy, its essential role in our faith, and our new Shepherd, Pope Leo XIV. Here is a selection of articles exploring the papacy, how to defend it against non-Catholics, and a short biography of our new Pope. Continue to check back on this page for further background on the life and teachings of Pope Leo XIV.

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