Timeline: Highlights from Pope Leo XIV's first year

(OSV News) -- May 8, 2025 -- Cardinal Robert F. Prevost elected pope; takes the name Leo XIV.

May 9 -- Celebrated first Mass as pope in the Sistine Chapel with cardinals.

May 18 -- Inaugurated his Petrine ministry with Mass in St. Peter's Square.

May 19 -- Met with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople and other faith leaders, as well as U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

July 7-22 -- Vacationed in Castel Gandolfo, a traditional papal summer residence.

July 9 -- Met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as the Holy See offered to help negotiate peace with Russia.

July 28-Aug. 3 -- Encountered young people at the Vatican during the Jubilee of Youth.

Sept. 7 -- Presided over first canonizations: Sts. Pier Giorgio Frassati and Carlo Acutis.

Oct. 9 -- Published apostolic exhortation "Dilexi te," a text begun by Pope Francis on love for the poor.

Oct. 23 -- Prayed with King Charles III in the Sistine Chapel, a first since the Church of England's break with Rome in 1534.

Nov. 1 -- Proclaimed St. John Henry Newman a doctor of the Church.

Nov. 20 -- Took first trip beyond greater Rome to conclude the Italian Episcopal Conference's meeting in Assisi.

Nov. 27-Dec. 2 -- Made first apostolic visit to Turkey and Lebanon.
 
Jan. 6, 2026 -- Closed the Holy Door at St. Peter's Basilica, ending the Jubilee of Hope.

Jan. 7-8 -- Convened an extraordinary consistory of cardinals.

Feb. 15 -- Resumed tradition of visiting Roman parishes during Lent.

March 28 -- Made apostolic visit to Monaco.

April 2-5 -- Celebrated first Triduum as pope.

April 13-23 -- Made apostolic visit to Algeria, Cameroon, Angola and Equatorial Guinea.