Pope Leo XIV on Sunday asked for prayers for China’s Catholics to remain in communion with the Holy See, making his first public comments on one of the most challenging foreign policy. Pope Leo said in the churches and shrines in China and throughout the world, prayers have been raised to God as a sign of solicitude and affection
25 May,2025 11:12 PM IST | Rome | mid-day online correspondent
The occasion also marked the first time that Leo made public remarks in English, after he spoke only in Italian and Spanish in his first comments
10 May,2025 08:06 AM IST | Vatican City | Agencies
Tens of thousands of people packed in St Peter's Square cheered as Prevost appeared on the balcony of St Peter's Basilica, waving with both hands, smiling and bowing
08 May,2025 11:30 PM IST | Vatican | AFP
The elections of Pope Benedict XVI and Pope Francis were swift by historical standards. Both Popes were appointed on the second day of voting. Pope Benedict required four rounds of voting; Pope Francis took five
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