Pope Leo XIV on Sunday presided over the final major celebration of the Holy Year, calling for renewed commitment to justice, rehabilitation, and hope as he celebrated a Jubilee Mass dedicated to prisoners in St.

Concluding his reflection, Pope Leo said that Advent calls Christians to unite their expectation of the Savior with attentiveness to God’s action in the world. “Then we will be able to experience the joy of freedom in encountering our Savior,” he said, echoing the Church’s celebration of Gaudete Sunday.

Condemning the attack on Jews celebrating Hanukkah in Sydney, Pope Leo XIV said, “Enough with these forms of antisemitic violence! We must eradicate hatred from our hearts.”

The pope also said that Europe should be involved in security guarantees for Ukraine after meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

The Holy Father delivered a homily in Spanish in the form of a prayer addressed to the patroness of Mexico and empress of the Americas.

Benches created by District 205 students and teachers depicting Pope Leo XIV are inside Pope Leo XIV’s childhood home in Dolton.

On Sunday, Pope Leo XIV called for nations to give out amnesties and pardons to prisoners during the Jubilee year.

Prime Minister Robert Abela met with Pope Leo XIV on Monday to celebrate the 60-year anniversary of Malta-Holy See relations. The two met at the library of the Papal Palace in the Vatican City.

Pope Leo XIV has condemned the terrorist attack on a Jewish festival in the Australian city of Sydney, which left at least 15 people dead, and the "anti-Semitic violence" behind it. During an audience at the Vatican,

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The pontiff offers something rare: a pastor-leader urging the church to reclaim the dignity of every person — not as an abstract idea, but as the core of its public witness.

President Donald Trump said he remains open to meeting with Pope Leo XIV and insisted he wasn't aware of the pontiff's comments expressing disagreement with his immigration policies.