Leo I (pope)

Pope Leo XIV, on the occasion of the dedication of the Basilica of St. John Lateran, reminded everyone that the true sanctuary of God is Christ, who died and rose again. More than a building, the Temple is a living body, an invitation to live the faith as a profound relationship with Christ and to become, in turn, living stones of the Church.

Saint Leo the Great, pope of the 5th century, guided Rome through the crisis at the end of the Roman Empire with his unwavering faith and pastoral courage. He strengthened the doctrine of Christ as true God and true man, saved the city from the Huns, and embodied peace through truth. His feast day is celebrated on November 10.

On the occasion of the Solemnity of the Dedication of the Basilica of St. John Lateran, Pope Leo XIV invites the faithful to "dig deep" to the rock of Christ in order to build a living, patient, and united Church, founded on faith, charity, and a simple and authentic liturgy. A homily on the spiritual depth necessary to build the Church of today and tomorrow.

Discover the icon Salus Populi Romani: origins, crises invoking Mary and papal devotion from Leo XIV to Pope Francis.

Pope Leo XIV proclaims Saint John Henry Newman a Doctor of the Church: a call to hope and to a humanizing Catholic education against nihilism.

In Rome, Pope Leo XIV celebrates the 60th anniversary of Nostra aetate: interreligious vigil at the Colosseum, call for peace and dialogue — «War is never holy».

Why John Henry Newman is becoming co-patron of Catholic schools in 2025: his pedagogical vision, complementary to Thomas Aquinas, to reinvent education.

Pope Leo XIV will make his first apostolic journey from November 27 to December 2, 2025, to Turkey and Lebanon: commemoration of Nicaea, ecumenical and diplomatic dialogues.