The 69-year-old Chicago native is resuming the papal tradition of leaving the Vatican for the hot summer months in favor of ...

Vatican City, May 28, 2025 / 07:00 am. Pope Leo XIV is now granting apostolic blessings to the faithful around the world, a spiritual gesture that can be officially requested through the Vatican ...

Leo was picking up the papal tradition of offering a Sunday blessing at noon, but with some twists. Whereas his predecessors delivered the greeting from the studio window of the Apostolic Palace, ...

After blessing the world from the Vatican balcony and after a meeting with U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance, Pope Francis showed his lifelong beliefs on immigration and global peace ...

Shortly after, the new pope steps onto the balcony, framed by red curtains, and delivers his first apostolic blessing, known as the “Urbi et Orbi” (“To the City and to the World”).

A Blessing Amid the Pain. Just weeks before his death, Pope Francis issued a personal blessing to a Palm Beach County nurse still recovering from a horrific attack inside her hospital.

Pope Leo XIV is now granting apostolic blessings to the faithful around the world, a spiritual gesture that can be officially requested through the Vatican’s Apostolic Almoner’s Office.. These ...

After blessing the world from the Vatican balcony and a meeting with U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance, Pope Francis showed his lifelong beliefs on immigration and global peace ...