In an interview with America’s Gerard O’Connell, Cardinal Robert McElroy of Washington said that Pope Leo XIV would “carry forward” the legacy of Pope Francis’ pontificate “in its essential elements.”
Gerard O’Connell
Gerard O’Connell is America’s senior Vatican correspondent and author of The Election of Pope Francis: An Inside Story of the Conclave That Changed History. He has been covering the Vatican since 1985.
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Speaking to the people of Rome, Pope Leo pledges ‘the little I have and am’
It was a truly hectic Sunday, May 25, for the American-born pope, as he visited the two major basilicas: St. John Lateran and St. Mary Major, and met with the mayor of Rome.
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Pope Leo to Roman Curia: ‘Popes come and go, the Curia remains’
Describing the Curia as the institution that preserves “the historical memory of the church,” Pope Leo called on these Vatican employees to “work together” with him “in the great cause of unity and love.”
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Cardinal Czerny on if Pope Leo is a new Francis, a new Benedict—or something else
“I don’t think he’s the kind of man who sends coded messages,” Cardinal Michael Czerny says in this exclusive interview with Gerard O’Connell.
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Interview: the Jesuit building Brazil’s premier Laudato Si’ university
“We were once leaders in petroleum and gas research; now we’re becoming leaders in green hydrogen and carbon capture. This isn’t just a technological shift; it’s a spiritual one.”
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Cardinal Chow on the conclave: We voted for a pastor for the world
Cardinal Stephen Chow, 65, the bishop of Hong Kong, was the only Chinese cardinal to vote in the conclave that elected Pope Leo XIV.
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JD Vance meets with Pope Leo, brings invitation from Trump to visit the U.S.
On Monday morning, Pope Leo XIV met JD Vance in the private library of the Apostolic Palace, a day after the pontiff’s inaugural Mass.
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Pope Leo XIV at inaugural Mass: ‘This is the hour for love’
At his installation Mass, the pope said, “in this our time, we still see too much discord, too many wounds caused by hatred, violence, prejudice, the fear of difference, and an economic paradigm that exploits the Earth’s resources and marginalizes the poorest.”
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Pope Leo XIV: We must ‘train others in critical thinking’ and ‘encounter and listen to the poor’
Leo XIV said, “the church’s social doctrine is called to provide insights that facilitate dialogue between science and conscience, and thus make an essential contribution to better understanding, hope and peace.”
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Pope Leo to diplomats: The church will always speak truth and work for justice
Leo XIV told the ambassadors that as pope he intended “to strengthen understanding and dialogue” with their respective countries.