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Unification Minister hopes planned 2027 papal visit can help reopen inter-Korean dialogue

Chung Dong-young said Pope Leo XIV’s planned 2027 visit for World Youth Day could revive inter-Korean exchanges, with aspirations to include North Korean youth as well.

2026.7.22

Lee urges pope to back peace as Seoul seeks momentum for Korean Peninsula reconciliation efforts

During a Vatican meeting, President Lee Jae Myung asked Pope Leo XIV to support peace initiatives on the Korean Peninsula and invited him to visit Seoul for the 2027 World Youth Day.

2026.6.15

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Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass on the Day of the Epiphany of the Lord in St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican on Jan. 6. [AP/YONHAP]

Pope Leo XIV closes 2025 Holy Year with critique of consumerism and xenophobia

Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday closed out the Vatican’s 2025 Holy Year by denouncing today's consumerist and antiforeigner sentiment, capping a Jubilee that saw some 33 million pilgrims flock to Rome.

2026.1.6

Pope Leo XIV leads the Angelus prayer from his window at the Vatican on Aug. 31. [REUTERS/YONHAP]

Pope Leo meets LGBTQ Catholic advocate, vows continuity with Pope Francis' legacy

Pope Leo XIV met Monday with one of the most prominent advocates for greater LGBTQ inclusion in the Catholic Church and encouraged his ministry, sending a strong signal of welcome in the early months of his pontificate.

2025.9.2

President Lee Jae Myung, right, meets with Cardinal Lazarus You Heung-sik at the presidential office in central Seoul on July 7. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

Lee meets Cardinal You Heung-sik, proposes that pope 'consider stopping by North Korea'

President Lee Jae Myung proposed Pope Leo XIV visit North Korea and discussed inter-Korean reconciliation during a meeting with Cardinal Lazarus You Heung-sik in Seoul.

2025.7.7

Pope Leo XIV arrives at the papal summer residence in Castel Gandolfo, south of Rome, for a six-week vacation, July 6. [AP/YONHAP]

Pope Leo XIV resumes tradition and arrives at Castel Gandolfo for vacation to restore 'body and spirit'

Pope Leo XIV arrived in the papal summer retreat of Castel Gandolfo on Sunday to start a six-week vacation , giving the hilltop town back its most illustrious resident after Pope Francis stayed away during his 12-year pontificate.

2025.7.7

Pope Leo XIV looks on during a meeting promoted by the Dicastery for the Clergy in Rome, Italy on June 26. [REUTERS/YONHAP]

Pope Leo XIV signals continuity on fighting abuse with new head of child protection board

Pope Leo XIV signaled commitment to continuing the fight against clergy sexual abuse by appointing France's Bishop Thibault Verny to head the Vatican’s child protection advisory commission on Saturday.

2025.7.6

White Sox commemorate fandom of Pope Leo XIV with Graphic installation at Rate Field before a baseball game between the Seattle Mariners and the Chicago White Sox in Chicago, Illinois on May 19. [AP/YONHAP]

White Sox unveil a graphic installation honoring Pope Leo XIV and his World Series appearance

The White Sox unveiled a graphic installation Monday that pays tribute to the new pontiff and a key moment during their last championship run.

2025.5.20

Pope Leo XIV leads a Holy mass for the beginning of his pontificate in St Peter's square in The Vatican on May 18. [UPI/YONHAP]

There's a U.S. pope, and he's just like us. At least, we really, really want him to be.

Pope Leo XIV, previously Bob Prevost, is embraced by Americans for his Midwestern roots, embodying the appeal of the relatable leader while contrasting with traditional papal authority amid cultural obsession with celebrity and normalcy.

2025.5.20

Faithful attend the first Sunday Mass following the election of Pope Leo XIV as the Catholic Church's new leader and first U.S.-born pontiff, at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington in the United States, May 11. [REUTERS]

At Sunday Mass in New York, Americans celebrate their new pope

Excitement rippled through New York City's St. Patrick's Cathedral on Sunday morning, the first since an American was picked to lead the Roman Catholic Church in a selection that surprised and delighted many of his countrymen and women.

2025.5.12