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Full text: Pope Leo XIV’s Regina Caeli address given May 10, 2026

by Pope Leo XIV

The following is the full text of Pope Leo XIV’s Regina Caeli address given May 10, at St. Peter’s Square.

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12 saints who were also mothers
Can intelligent extraterrestrial life exist? Here’s what Catholic thinkers have to say
California governor announces free diaper program for newborns, a first in US
Washington Roundup: Louisiana asks court to stop abortion pill by mail; Trump pitches border policies
Catholic health centers respond to massive measles outbreak in Bangladesh

U.S. Church

Customer service story of ‘relatable’ Pope Leo XIV gone viral resonates with everyday people

by Simone Orendain

“In a world that we live in where everything is negative, to have a fun comment, a fun little story like this … shows that the pope is human.”

Catholic groups stress efforts to combat hunger as Senate prepares to consider farm bill

Priests often serve as first responders for those struggling with mental health, experts say

Bank transformed into Virginia church now a ‘worthy space for worship, prayer, praise’

New sign on a street corner in Brooklyn, N.Y., honors legacy of Dorothy Day

New data analysis provides baseline for weighing options on unauthorized immigration, say experts

Americans disapprove of Trump’s comments about Pope Leo XIV, poll shows

World

Leo XIV: A pope of order for chaotic times

by Paulina Guzik

Today, we know a lot more about Cardinal Robert Prevost turned Pope Leo XIV. A year after his first words to the world were “Peace be with you …

Pope Leo year one: How Chiclayo’s bishop brought his grounded leadership to a global church
Pope Leo XIV expected in France this September for Lourdes, Paris visit
Lebanese priests overjoyed by a surprise video call from Pope Leo
Catholic bishops in Africa urge end to xenophobic attacks in South Africa
The Church must speak clearly, decisively against all evil, pope says

‘We have to protect creation’: At Spanish convent, Franciscan sisters breed rare giant rabbit

God’s diplomat: Pope Leo XIV and his strategy to speak Gospel to power

Historic Catholic church in Mozambique destroyed in ‘scene of terror’ by Islamic extremists

Vatican

Timeline: Highlights from Pope Leo XIV’s first year

by OSV News

Opinion

Young men are struggling to find purpose and vocation

by Vicente Del Real

Catholicism in the Lower South: Thriving communities built on French and Spanish foundations

by Father Anthony D. Andreassi

‘Pope Leo XIV: The Biography’: A Vatican insider tells the pope’s tale, from southside Chicago to Rome

by Kimberley Heatherington

Reviews

The Sheep Detectives

by John Mulderig
‘House of David’ star opens up about Catholic conversion as new season premieres
Looking for a Holy Week read? Updated book explores ‘What Christ Suffered’
Meet the Catholic filmmaker behind a new series on ‘Women of the Bible’
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