Leo XIV

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267th Pope of the Catholic Church

Beginning Pontificate	8,18.V.2025
Secular Name	Robert Francis Prevost
Birth	Chicago
Website	https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en.html

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LEO XIV

Biography

Letters 2026

Letter of the Holy Father Leo XIV on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Conference of Major Superiors of Men in the United States (16 July 2026)

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Letter of the Holy Father Leo XIV, signed by Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin, to the Bishop of Lodi to mark the 27th Columbanus Day [Lodi, 4-5 July 2026] (2 July 2026)

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Letter of the Holy Father to the Reverend Father Davide Pagliarani, Superior General of the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Pius X (29 June 2026)

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Letter of the Holy Father to the Special Envoy to the celebrations of the 35th anniversary of the renewal of the structures of the Latin-rite Church in Ukraine [National Sanctuary of the Mother of God of the Scapular in Berdychiv, 19 July 2026] (29 June 2026)

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Chirograph of the Holy Father Approving the New Statute of the Supervisory and Financial Information Authority (ASIF) (25 June 2026)

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Letter of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV on the 250th Anniversary of the Founding of the United States of America (25 June 2026)

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Letter of the Holy Father to the Special Envoy to the 12th Plenary Assembly of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC) [Jakarta, 20-26 July 2026] (24 June 2026)

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Letter from the Holy Father, signed by Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin, to His Eminence Cardinal Kevin J. Farrell on the occasion of the meeting on the Pastoral Care of the Elderly (5 June 2026)

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Chirograph of the Holy Father establishing the Fratello Sole (‘Brother Sun’) Foundation and approving its Statutes (1 June 2026)

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Letter of the Holy Father to the Special Envoy for the Celebration of the Centenary of the Canonical Erection of the Lithuanian Ecclesiastical Province [Cathedral of the Archdiocese of Kaunas, 27 June 2026] (28 May 2026)

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Chirograph of the Holy Father to establish the Steering and Supervisory Commission for the ‘Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza – Work of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina, O.F.M. Cap.’ Foundation (27 May 2026)

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Letter of the Holy Father to His Holiness Tawadros II for the Day of Coptic-Catholic Friendship [10 May 2026] (4 May 2026)

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Letter of the Holy Father (1st May 2026)

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Letter of the Holy Father for the Granting of the Ecclesiastica Communio to the Patriarch of Baghdad of the Chaldeans (24 April 2026)

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Letter of the Holy Father to the Cardinals (12 April 2026)

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Chirograph of the Holy Father Leo XIV regarding World Children’s Day (12 February 2026)

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Letter of the Holy Father for the Celebration of the 25th Winter Olympic Games (6 February 2026)

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Letter of the Holy Father to the Presbytery of the Archdiocese of Madrid on the occasion of the Presbyteral Assembly “Convivium” (28 January 2026)

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Letter of the Holy Father Leo XIV to the Ministers General of the Conference of the Franciscan Family on the occasion of the opening of the Eighth Centenary of the death of St. Francis of Assisi [Assisi, 10 January 2026]

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Letter of the Holy Father to the Special Envoy on the occasion of the 34th World Day of the Sick [Nuestra Señora de la Paz, diocese of Chiclayo, 11 February 2026] (21 January 2026)

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The Holy See

Leo XIV

Letters 2026

Letter of the Holy Father Leo XIV on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Conference of Major Superiors of Men in the United States (16 July 2026)

Letter of the Holy Father Leo XIV, signed by Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin, to the Bishop of Lodi to mark the 27th Columbanus Day [Lodi, 4-5 July 2026] (2 July 2026)

Letter of the Holy Father to the Reverend Father Davide Pagliarani, Superior General of the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Pius X (29 June 2026)

Letter of the Holy Father to the Special Envoy to the celebrations of the 35th anniversary of the renewal of the structures of the Latin-rite Church in Ukraine [National Sanctuary of the Mother of God of the Scapular in Berdychiv, 19 July 2026] (29 June 2026)

Chirograph of the Holy Father Approving the New Statute of the Supervisory and Financial Information Authority (ASIF) (25 June 2026)

Letter of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV on the 250th Anniversary of the Founding of the United States of America (25 June 2026)

Letter of the Holy Father to the Special Envoy to the 12th Plenary Assembly of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC) [Jakarta, 20-26 July 2026] (24 June 2026)

Letter from the Holy Father, signed by Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin, to His Eminence Cardinal Kevin J. Farrell on the occasion of the meeting on the Pastoral Care of the Elderly (5 June 2026)

Chirograph of the Holy Father establishing the Fratello Sole (‘Brother Sun’) Foundation and approving its Statutes (1 June 2026)

Letter of the Holy Father to the Special Envoy for the Celebration of the Centenary of the Canonical Erection of the Lithuanian Ecclesiastical Province [Cathedral of the Archdiocese of Kaunas, 27 June 2026] (28 May 2026)

Chirograph of the Holy Father to establish the Steering and Supervisory Commission for the ‘Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza – Work of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina, O.F.M. Cap.’ Foundation (27 May 2026)

Letter of the Holy Father to His Holiness Tawadros II for the Day of Coptic-Catholic Friendship [10 May 2026] (4 May 2026)

Letter of the Holy Father (1st May 2026)

Letter of the Holy Father for the Granting of the Ecclesiastica Communio to the Patriarch of Baghdad of the Chaldeans (24 April 2026)

Letter of the Holy Father to the Cardinals (12 April 2026)

Chirograph of the Holy Father Leo XIV regarding World Children’s Day (12 February 2026)

Letter of the Holy Father for the Celebration of the 25th Winter Olympic Games (6 February 2026)

Letter of the Holy Father to the Presbytery of the Archdiocese of Madrid on the occasion of the Presbyteral Assembly “Convivium” (28 January 2026)

Letter of the Holy Father Leo XIV to the Ministers General of the Conference of the Franciscan Family on the occasion of the opening of the Eighth Centenary of the death of St. Francis of Assisi [Assisi, 10 January 2026]

Letter of the Holy Father to the Special Envoy on the occasion of the 34th World Day of the Sick [Nuestra Señora de la Paz, diocese of Chiclayo, 11 February 2026] (21 January 2026)