No one ever expected a U.S.-born pope. In this first-ever I “Inside the Vatican” Deep Dive series, those who know him best reveal who Pope Leo XIV—“the American pope”—really is. In Episode 1, we hear from the genealogist who uncovered his Louisiana roots, a teacher, and fellow Augustinian friars and friends.
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Vatican provides guidelines to help bishops and local churches implement synodality
The Vatican Synod office has released a set of guidelines for local churches and bishops to implement the proposals of the recent Synod on Synodality.
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NBC’s Tom Llamas says Jesuit education deepened his faith, pushed him to always do his best
When Miami native Tom Llamas was named “NBC Nightly News” anchor following the retirement of Lester Holt, one of the first phone calls he placed was to the rector/president of his Jesuit high school alma mater.
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Tennis, piano and a new encyclical: How Pope Leo will spend his summer vacation
Father Alejandro Moral Antón, prior general of the Augustinian order, spoke on Pope Leo XIV’s vacation at Castel Gandolfo.
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The mystical experience that brought Stephen Colbert (back) to the Catholic faith
This week on “The Spiritual Life,” Father James Martin speaks with Stephen Colbert about his experience of being a “fallen away” Catholic and returning to the faith.
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Mental health and the kingdom of God
A Reflection for Tuesday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time, by Eric Gregory
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Catholics mourn, offer support, as Texas flood’s catastrophic death toll rises
Catholics across Texas and the world, including Pope Leo XIV, are offering their prayers and support after deadly flooding struck Texas on July 4.
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Pope Leo XIV resumes tradition, arrives at Castel Gandolfo for vacation to restore ‘body and spirit’
Pope Leo XIV arrived in the papal summer retreat of Castel Gandolfo on Sunday to start a six-week vacation, giving the hilltop town back its most illustrious resident after Pope Francis stayed away during his 12-year pontificate.
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Your faith has saved you—and others
A Reflection for Monday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time, by Michael Simone, S.J.
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Pope Leo appoints French archbishop to lead Vatican sex abuse commission
Pope Leo XIV named the French archbishop Thibault Verny as the new president of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors. He succeeds Cardinal Seán O’Malley, 81, the emeritus archbishop of Boston.