Pope Leo XIV has taken a much more calculated, institutional approach, one that reflects his status as a Vatican “insider” in contrast with Pope Francis, who never held a Vatican role before his election.
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A Brewers fan on the World Series—and what it has to do with ‘Fratelli Tutti’
A theology professor from Milwaukee explains the Brewers’ World Series run: It’s all about caring for others and knowing to put God and neighbor first.
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2 years after the Synod on Synodality, where does the church in the US stand?
The three-year world-and-church-wide dialogue initiated by Pope Francis continues on under Pope Leo XIV.
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‘Amoris Laetitia’ at 10: The history, tensions and why Pope Leo wants to revisit Francis’ signature document
This week on “Inside the Vatican,” a look back at the tense 2014 and 2015 synods on the family and what Pope Francis decided in “Amoris Laetitia”
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Pope Francis’ private diaries to be published by the Vatican
To the astonishment of the Vatican and the world, Pope Francis has delivered yet another surprise: He kept a private diary from Dec. 20, 1992, to Aug. 18, 2024, just nine months before his death.
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From Vietnamese refugee to Australia’s first Asian bishop: Vincent Long on faith, migration and synodality
Just over 46 years ago, an 18-year-old fled Vietnam in a boat with more than 100 other people. Today he is Australia’s first Asian bishop.
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‘SNL’ and the radical humility of live comedy
‘Saturday Night Live’ is its most human when performers break.
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Pope Leo calls for ‘culture of negotiation’ at meeting of North and South American leaders
This was the fourth of the synodal style encounters that were inspired by Pope Francis’ encyclical, “Fratelli Tutti,” published in October 2020.
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Cardinal Czerny awarded inaugural Pope Leo XIV Sustainability Medal
The first Pope Leo XIV Sustainability Medal, created by the pope’s alma mater, Villanova University, will be awarded to Cardinal Michael Czerny, the former prefect of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development.
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Pope Leo’s visit to France likely to attract a million people
The four-day visit, which starts on Sept. 25, will include popemobile rides, an open-air Mass in central Paris and a stop in Lourdes, one of Catholicism’s most important pilgrimage sites.