The program on Saturday in Chicago includes music, prayer, speeches and Pope Leo’s first public address to an American audience.

Pope Leo XIV has made waves with some of his fashion choices, returning to much of the traditional pomp of popes past.

Pope Francis had changed the ceremony, inviting new archbishops to concelebrate Mass with him and be present for the blessing of the palliums as a way of underlining their bond of unity and communion with him.

Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday appointed Bishop Joseph Lin Yuntuan auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Fuzhou, China.

Pope Leo XIV on Sunday celebrated Pentecost Mass with participants in the Year of Hope’s Jubilee of Ecclesial Movements, Associations, and New Communities.

At one month since his election to the papacy May 8, Pope Leo XIV has so far demonstrated a continuity with his predecessor, Pope Francis, while also carving out his own personal style characterized by balance and a sense of calm in decision-making.

Pope Leo XIV has criticized the surge of nationalist political movements in the world as he prayed for reconciliation and dialogue.