Pope Leo XIV, our new Pope!

Pope Leo XIV, We Welcome You!

The staff of Midwest Theological Forum, St. Josemaria Institute, and The Rome Experience join our hearts and prayers with the whole world as we welcome our Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV. We're also filled with gratitude and joy in having a pope from our hometown, Chicago!

"'I will sing a new song to the Lord, because he has done marvels' (Ps 144:9).
And indeed, not just with me but with all of us."

Pope Leo XIV
Homily of the Holy Mass Pro Ecclesia
May 9, 2025

Prayer for the Pope*

V./ Let us pray for our Sovereign Pontiff Pope Leo XIV.
R./ The Lord preserve him and give him life, and make him blessed upon the earth, and deliver him not to the will of his enemies.

*From the Handbook of Prayers

And indeed, not just with me but with all of us. My brother Cardinals, as we celebrate this morning, I invite you to recognize the marvels that the Lord has done, the blessings that the Lord continues to pour out on all of us through the Ministry of Peter.

You have called me to carry that cross, and to be blessed with that mission, and I know I can rely on each and every one of you to walk with me, as we continue as a Church, as a community of friends of Jesus, as believers to announce the Good News, to announce the Gospel.

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Pope Leo XIV - Handbook of Prayers

Handbook of Prayers

Every Catholic should have access to this complete, compact treasury of prayers. Includes many prayers such as the Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be, Morning Offering, and Apostles’ Creed; Order of the Mass in English (new translation) and Latin; prayers before and after Mass; guide for a good confession; Stations of the Cross; devotions to the Blessed Trinity, Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit, the Virgin Mary, and St. Joseph; and hundreds of prayers in all.

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