"Where there is love, there is no room for prejudice, for 'security' zones separating us from our neighbors, for exclusionary mindset."

On the eve of Pentecost, Pope Leo XIV prayed that the Holy Spirit would help Catholic lay associations, movements and communities live the Gospel before trying to preach it and would be a force for unity in the church and in the world.

Thousands went to the first American pope’s old haunt on the South Side to hear a message from the man they once knew as Robert Francis Prevost.

Mass before tens of thousands in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Leo XIV took aim at the rise of “political nationalisms,” though he avoided naming any country or political figure. His remarks — emphasizing unity,

Pope Leo XIV called attention to two important events that fell on May 24: the day of prayer for Catholics in China and the 10th anniversary of Pope Francis' encyclical on the environment.

On the eve of Pentecost, Pope Leo XIV prayed that the Holy Spirit would help Catholic lay associations, movements and communities live the Gospel before trying to preach it and would be a force for unity in the church and in the world.