Pope Leo to Angolans: “Build a country where old divisions are overcome forever”
He told them: “Only in this way will a future of hope be possible, especially for the many young people who have lost it.”
When the word ‘hopeful’ doesn’t suffice
A Reflection for Thursday of the Third Week of Easter, by Jackson Goodman
We’re well into the Easter season. What now?
A Reflection for Monday of the Third Week of Easter, by John Consolie
Vatican ends canonization cause for Jesuit Father Walter Ciszek
The Vatican’s decision does not “diminish the enduring spiritual value” of his witness, said a leading advocate for the cause.
Pope Leo in Angola: ‘Put the common good before partisan interests’
In his first speech on arrival in Luanda, the capital of Angola, Pope Leo called on the state authorities to “put the common good before partisan interests, never confusing your part for the whole.”
Pope Leo: I am ‘not trying to debate the president’
Some journalists have sought to interpret Leo’s statements in Africa in an anti-Trump light, even though they were all written many days before the president made his statement on social media.
Why walking on water captured my childhood imagination
A Reflection for Saturday of the Second Week of Easter, by J.D. Long García
Pope Leo named one of Time magazine’s ‘100 Most Influential People of 2026’
Each list member was feted on Time’s website with a short reflection from a prominent figure, with filmmaker Martin Scorsese saying in his commentary on Pope Leo that he was “struck by his bravery and his common touch.”
Words that linger
A Reflection for the Feast of St. Mark, Evangelist, by Tim Reidy
St. Stephen and a martyr’s lottery
A Reflection for Tuesday of the Third Week of Easter, by Joe Hoover, S.J.
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