Leo XIV

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267th Pope of the Catholic Church

Beginning Pontificate	8,18.V.2025
Secular Name	Robert Francis Prevost
Birth	Chicago
Website	https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en.html

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LEO XIV

Pontifical Messages 2026

Message of the Holy Father to mark the Meeting of the Toniolo Young Professional Association (18 April 2026)

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Message of the Holy Father, signed by Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin, to mark the 102nd "Catholic University Day" (12 April 2026)

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Message of the Holy Father Leo XIV, signed by Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin, on the occasion of the 2nd National Meeting of Territorial Representatives for the Protection of Minors and Vulnerable Adults [16-18 April 2026] (10 April 2026)

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Message of the Holy Father on the occasion of the IV "Fiesta de la Resurrección" [Madrid, 11 April 2026] (8 April 2026)

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Message of the Holy Father, signed by the Cardinal Secretary of State, Pietro Parolin, to the inhabitants of the village of Debel (Lebanon) (6 April 2026)

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Message of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV to Participants in the Plenary Session of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences (1 April 2026)

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Message of the Holy Father to the Pontifical Biblical Commission on the Occasion of the Plenary Session [13–17 April 2026] (27 March 2026)

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Message of Pope Leo XIV on the Occasion of the Installation of the Archbishop of Canterbury (20 March 2026)

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Message of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV on the occasion of the Tenth Anniversary of the Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation Amoris laetitia (19 March 2026)

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Message of the Holy Father on the passing of His Holiness and Beatitude Ilia II, Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, Archbishop of Mtskheta-Tbilisi and Metropolitan of Abkhazia and Bichvinta (18 March 2026)

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Video Message of the Holy Father to Participants in the 6th Assembly of the Ecclesial Conference of the Amazon (CEAMA) [Bogotá, 16–20 March 2026] (17 March 2026)

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Message of the Holy Father, signed by the Cardinal Secretary of State, Pietro Parolin, on the occasion of the International Day of Mathematics (13 March 2026)

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Message of the Holy Father to the participants in the International Encounter for Peace and Reconciliation at Loyola University Chicago (2 March 2026)

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Message of the Holy Father for the 50th Anniversary Celebrations of the FADICA–Catholic Philanthropy Network (27 February 2026)

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Message of the Holy Father for the Campanha da Fraternitade of the National Conference of Bishops of Brazil (11 February 2026)

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Message of the Holy Father to Participants in the “Pastoral Theological Congress” on the Event of Guadalupe in Mexico (5 February 2026)

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Message of Pope Leo XIV for the 12^th World Day of Prayer and Awareness against Human Trafficking (29 January 2026)

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Message of the Holy Father, signed by the Cardinal Secretary of State, Pietro Parolin, on the occasion of the 13th General Assembly of the Association of Episcopal Conferences of the Central Africa Region (29 January 2026)

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Message of the Holy Father on the occasion of the Ecumenical Prayer Vigil in suffrage for the victims of the fire in Crans-Montana [1st February 2026] (28 January 2026)

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Message of the Holy Father on the occasion of the International Day of Human Fraternity and the awarding of the Zayed Award for Human Fraternity 2026 [4 February 2026] (22 January 2026)

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Message of the Holy Father signed by Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin to the Fédération des Médias Catholiques on the occasion of the Saint François de Sales Meeting [Lourdes, 21-23 January 2026] (21 January 2026)

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Message of the Holy Father Leo XIV to the Participants in the 2026 March for Life [Washington, D.C., 23 January 2026] (17 January 2026)

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Video Message of the Holy Father on the occasion of SEEK26 [Columbus (Ohio), Denver (Colorado), and Fort Worth (Texas), [1-5 January 2026] (2 January 2026)

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The Holy See

Leo XIV

Pontifical Messages 2026

Message of the Holy Father to mark the Meeting of the Toniolo Young Professional Association (18 April 2026)

Message of the Holy Father, signed by Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin, to mark the 102nd "Catholic University Day" (12 April 2026)

Message of the Holy Father Leo XIV, signed by Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin, on the occasion of the 2nd National Meeting of Territorial Representatives for the Protection of Minors and Vulnerable Adults [16-18 April 2026] (10 April 2026)

Message of the Holy Father on the occasion of the IV "Fiesta de la Resurrección" [Madrid, 11 April 2026] (8 April 2026)

Message of the Holy Father, signed by the Cardinal Secretary of State, Pietro Parolin, to the inhabitants of the village of Debel (Lebanon) (6 April 2026)

Message of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV to Participants in the Plenary Session of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences (1 April 2026)

Message of the Holy Father to the Pontifical Biblical Commission on the Occasion of the Plenary Session [13–17 April 2026] (27 March 2026)

Message of Pope Leo XIV on the Occasion of the Installation of the Archbishop of Canterbury (20 March 2026)

Message of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV on the occasion of the Tenth Anniversary of the Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation Amoris laetitia (19 March 2026)

Message of the Holy Father on the passing of His Holiness and Beatitude Ilia II, Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, Archbishop of Mtskheta-Tbilisi and Metropolitan of Abkhazia and Bichvinta (18 March 2026)

Video Message of the Holy Father to Participants in the 6th Assembly of the Ecclesial Conference of the Amazon (CEAMA) [Bogotá, 16–20 March 2026] (17 March 2026)

Message of the Holy Father, signed by the Cardinal Secretary of State, Pietro Parolin, on the occasion of the International Day of Mathematics (13 March 2026)

Message of the Holy Father to the participants in the International Encounter for Peace and Reconciliation at Loyola University Chicago (2 March 2026)

Message of the Holy Father for the 50th Anniversary Celebrations of the FADICA–Catholic Philanthropy Network (27 February 2026)

Message of the Holy Father for the Campanha da Fraternitade of the National Conference of Bishops of Brazil (11 February 2026)

Message of the Holy Father to Participants in the “Pastoral Theological Congress” on the Event of Guadalupe in Mexico (5 February 2026)

Message of Pope Leo XIV for the 12^th World Day of Prayer and Awareness against Human Trafficking (29 January 2026)

Message of the Holy Father, signed by the Cardinal Secretary of State, Pietro Parolin, on the occasion of the 13th General Assembly of the Association of Episcopal Conferences of the Central Africa Region (29 January 2026)

Message of the Holy Father on the occasion of the Ecumenical Prayer Vigil in suffrage for the victims of the fire in Crans-Montana [1st February 2026] (28 January 2026)

Message of the Holy Father on the occasion of the International Day of Human Fraternity and the awarding of the Zayed Award for Human Fraternity 2026 [4 February 2026] (22 January 2026)

Message of the Holy Father signed by Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin to the Fédération des Médias Catholiques on the occasion of the Saint François de Sales Meeting [Lourdes, 21-23 January 2026] (21 January 2026)

Message of the Holy Father Leo XIV to the Participants in the 2026 March for Life [Washington, D.C., 23 January 2026] (17 January 2026)

Video Message of the Holy Father on the occasion of SEEK26 [Columbus (Ohio), Denver (Colorado), and Fort Worth (Texas), [1-5 January 2026] (2 January 2026)