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In His First 100 Days, Pope Leo Has Sought to Carry Forward Pope Francis’s Compassion
Pope Leo XIV's first 100 days focus on steady leadership, global peace initiatives, and addressing humanitarian crises amid a $70 billion Vatican budget deficit, officials said.
- On Aug. 16, Pope Leo XIV marks his first 100 days as leader of the Catholic Church, a period that began on May 18 when Robert Francis Prevost assumed the papacy, and the summer of goodwill continues globally.
- Amid calls for urgent action, Pope Leo XIV resisted pressure to address matters, postponing synodal study group reports from June to December with added questions.
- Amid international crises, Leo XIV appointed priests from Peru and China to senior Vatican roles and met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
- In a governance move, Leo XIV enacted two economic decrees on family benefits for Vatican employees and procurement protocols, highlighting a focus that analysts caution could erode goodwill.
- Looking beyond his milestone, Pope Leo XIV emphasizes unity and listening, suggesting a patient pontificate poised to raise a bold, moral voice for our wounded world.
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Pope Leo XIV prays for peace as US-Russia summit over Ukraine war gets underway
Pope Leo XIV is praying for a peaceful end to the “increasingly deafening violence” of wars around the world. He celebrated a Catholic feast day Friday on the same day as a high-stakes U.S.-Russia summit over the war in Ukraine.…
He has remained faithful, works on vacation – and continues to work on the forehand. Pope Leo XVI has made many friends since he took office.
For 100 days, Pope Leo XIV, the first US Pontiff, is in office. What are the accents he has set? How does he differ from his predecessor Francis? What challenges await the 69-year-old? Krone+ takes a first look at the situation.
On the feast day of the Assumption of Mary, Leo XIV will complete his first hundred days as pope. He will do so with a mass at Castel Gandolfo, the traditional country residence of the popes in the hills outside Rome. It is already the second time this summer that he has escaped the heat of the city there. In doing so, he is reviving the centuries-old tradition of papal summer vacations, which had been set aside by his predecessor Francis. Durin…
EDITO. Elected on May 8th has the head of a divided Catholic Church, the sovereign American-Peruvian pontiff plays the card of appeasement, without (too) revealing his game.
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