Justin Mclellan
Rome Correspondent at Catholic News Service
Rome correspondent for @CatholicNewsSvc | Journalist accredited @holyseepress | Go Irish @NotreDame
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1 week ago |
news.diocesetucson.org | Justin Mclellan
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Leo XIV will formally begin his ministry as bishop of Rome with a liturgy steeped in tradition and rich in symbolism May 18. The "Mass for the Inauguration of the Petrine Ministry," to be held in St. Peter's Square, will mark the visible and public start of his pontificate while grounding it in the Catholic Church's apostolic continuity.
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2 weeks ago |
irishcatholic.com | Justin Mclellan
Pope Leo begins papacy calling for ‘united church’ in a wounded world Pope Leo XIV, formerly Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, waves as he arrives to celebrate his inauguration Mass at the Vatican May 18, 2025. He is the first American pope in history. Photo: OSV News /Claudia Greco, Reuters.
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2 weeks ago |
news.diocesetucson.org | Justin Mclellan
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The day after advancing to the semi-finals of the Italian Open, Jannik Sinner paid a visit to a fan. While in Rome for the tournament May 14, the world's highest-ranked tennis player walked into the halls of the Vatican and met with Pope Leo XIV, who proved to be a well-informed spectator of the young champion.
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2 weeks ago |
news.diocesetucson.org | Justin Mclellan
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- During a meeting with Eastern Catholics, many of whom come from war-torn regions of the world, Pope Leo XIV pledged the Vatican's full commitment to promoting peace and reconciliation. "The peoples of our world desire peace, and to their leaders I appeal with all my heart: Let us meet, let us talk, let us negotiate!" the pope said May 14 during an audience in the Paul VI Hall with thousands of Eastern Catholics participating in their Jubilee pilgrimage to Rome.
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2 weeks ago |
catholicphilly.com | Justin Mclellan
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Leo XIV will formally begin his ministry as bishop of Rome with a liturgy steeped in tradition and rich in symbolism May 18. The “Mass for the Inauguration of the Petrine Ministry,” to be held in St. Peter’s Square, will mark the visible and public start of his pontificate while grounding it in the Catholic Church’s apostolic continuity.
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First Pope Leo merch I’ve seen around the Vatican. Pope Francis rosaries “on sale” for one Euro. https://t.co/JtJvVoNQWy
Not quite “Imagine” but still hits.
Diocesanos peruanos recuerdan las Navidades de 2014, cuando Robert Prevost, ahora León XIV, cantó 'Feliz Navidad': "Quedamos encantados con su sencillez" https://t.co/UopG3U7IsF https://t.co/GtSEejtSkD
Where Christians are "mocked, opposed, despised or at best tolerated and pitied" is where the Catholic Church's "missionary outreach is most desperately needed," Pope Leo XIV said in his first homily as leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics. https://t.co/WN48T9ZLJk https://t.co/wgSZTktqol