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With gratitude to the Holy Spirit and in communion with the universal Church, I joyfully welcome the election of Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost as our new Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV.

Prior to his election as Pope Leo XIV, Robert Francis, Cardinal Prevost, was Prefect of the Dicastery for the Bishops. Here you can find the biography of the 267th Bishop of Rome

'While the process examining miraculous cures is justifiably rigorous, the days in Lourdes open the hearts and minds of the sick and all the pilgrims to nearness of the wisdom and mercy of God'

'True to the spirit of the Jubilee Year, Lourdes gives the healing grace that reawakens in all pilgrims of hope, a yearning for the treasures of heaven'

'I joined the members of the Order of Malta, accompanying other brothers and sisters who are struggling with a variety of infirmities (known by the French title “malades”) on the annual pilgrimage to Lourdes'

The theme for this issue is Catholic faith and mental health

The upcoming conclave opening on May 7 will be less euro-centric than it has ever been before, with over three-quarters of the 135 Cardinal electors appointed by Pope Francis, who reshaped the College of Cardinals, showing a more generous gaze on the peripheries of the Church

Cardinals set May 7 for start of the conclave amidst discussions on challenges facing the church and qualities needed in next pope

The dean of the College of Cardinals presided over the funeral Mass of Pope Francis April 26, five days after he died

Here is the text of Bishop Soto's homily at the Mass