One year on, Pope Leo XIV has thus cultivated a reputation as the “quiet American pope,” methodically restoring decorum, legality, and serenity to the papal office while at the same time, in some areas, pursuing the general line of Pope Francis.…
A diplomatic visit to the Vatican quickly turned into a high-profile test of the growing divide between President Donald Trump and the first American-born pope. Secretary of State Marco Rubio kicked off a two-day visit to Vatican City and Italy…
As U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio prepares for a high-profile meeting with Pope Leo XIV this week, President Donald Trump has intensified his attacks on the American-born pontiff, accusing him of being soft on Iran’s nuclear ambitions and…
The Vatican Observatory announced that an asteroid has been named in honor of Pope Leo XIII, who formally reestablished the observatory in 1891. The remaining three asteroids have been named for other key figures in the history of the Vatican…
Concluding his first papal visit to the Global South, Pope Leo said some good things and some very bad things last week during an in-flight press conference. Robert Royal of The Catholic Thing observed, “Unfortunately, on the way back to Rome on…
Pope Leo XIV ordained 10 new priests in St. Peter’s Basilica on Sunday, urging them to keep the doors of the Church open and to remember that their mission is to welcome, not to exclude. The post Pope Leo XIV tells new priests:…
Pope Leo XIV prayed Monday in the Vatican with the Archbishop of Canterbury, Sarah Mullally, and vowed to keep working to overcome differences “no matter how intractable they may appear,” in a historic meeting with the first female leader of the…
Pope Leo XIV has publicly rebuked the expansion of same-sex blessings in Germany, warning that efforts to formalise such practices risk deepening divisions within the global Catholic Church. The post Pope Rebukes German Church Over…
Pope Leo travelled to four African countries this month, which included not only the usual calls for peace, justice, and brotherhood, but several touching and poignant moments with local communities. Let’s hope that the presence of this…
Pope Leo XIV celebrated the final Mass of his Africa trip on Thursday, urging the Church in Equatorial Guinea to continue proclaiming the Gospel “with passion” and to bear witness through lives shaped by faith, service, and solidarity. …
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