Pope Leo holds first Vatican press conference after pleading ‘no more war’

Pope Leo holds first Vatican press conference after pleading ‘no more war’

Watch live as Pope Leo holds his first Vatican press conference with international media on Monday (12 May).

The new Pope speaks to several hundred journalists from all over the world. The great Mass for his inauguration takes place on Sunday.

Good morning! The first pro forma hearing in the case about the stabbing in Nieuwegein in February in which an 11-year-old girl was killed is taking place in the court in Utrecht. Pope Leo XIV is holding his first press conference with international media. First the weather: it will be sunny and warm, with 21 degrees in the north and 25 degrees in the southwest. There will be a moderate easterly wind. In the evening, there may be an occasional s…

Religion news 13 May 2025 - Religion Media Centre

Pope Leo tells journalists to foster peace and reject hatred Pope Leo XIV held his first press conference yesterday, with around 6,000 journalists and media professionals who had reported on the intense period of change over the past three weeks, thanking them for their ‘tireless work”.  A press conference on this scale has become routine for new popes. In his first press conference at the Vatican’s Paul VI Hall, he called for communication to f…