Social media lit up last week with claims that Pope Leo XIV “threw a rave” outside St. Elisabeth Cathedral in Košice, Slovakia. But what really happened?

Pope Leo XIV will leave for Türkiye on Nov. 27 to mark the 1700th anniversary of the First Council of Nicaea, a trip one cardinal says will show “ecumenical fellowship” with the Eastern Orthodox Church.

Pope Leo XIV made a surprise appearance at a rave outside of St. Elisabeth Cathedral, celebrating Archbishop Bernard Bober’s birthday. The DJ for the night was also a Catholic Priest, and the entire ordeal has gone viral on social media platforms.

Pope Leo’s choice making Lebanon his first pastoral visit after marking the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea in Turkey – underscores the importance the Vatican places on its influential Catholic community in the Middle East, Catholic leaders said of the Nov. 30-Dec. 2 papal trip.

Pope Leo XIV has called on Christians to rediscover together the faith professed at the Council of Nicaea 1,700 years ago.

On Sunday, just ahead of his trip to Türkiye and Lebanon, Pope Leo XIV wrote about the 1700th Anniversary of the Council of Nicaea, which is the reason for his journey.

A Mesquite teenager was among five teens nationwide chosen to speak before Pope Leo XIV during a packed gathering in Indianapolis.

Following the example of St. Francis of Assisi, bishops are called to be close to the people in their dioceses and peacemakers in a world marked by division and tension, Pope Leo XIV told the bishops of Italy.