In the interview with Paris Match, Bishop Jean-Marc Micas said that during a private audience in June 2025, the pope made his willingness to resolve the matter regarding the controversial priest’s artwork “very clearly.”
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Pope Leo: Conversion of heart needed to end wars and heal the Earth
The social and ecological devastation wrought by war is a moral crisis, Pope Leo XIV wrote in his message for the 2026 World Day of Prayer for Creation.
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5 years after Pope Francis’ Latin Mass restrictions, traditionalist Catholics reflect on ‘Traditionis Custodes’
Pope Leo will likely not rescind “Traditionis Custodes,” but the motu proprio could die “a death-by-a-thousand-cuts.”
Posted inShort Take
Adam Smith vs. Pope Leo: A Catholic critique of ‘The Wealth of Nations’ at 250
Adam Smith’s emphasis on efficient growth has blinded us to inequality. Pope Francis and Pope Leo XIV have refocused our attention.
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This Catholic group wants you to be like Leo and share a meal with the poor
When Pope Leo XIV sat down to lunch with people experiencing homelessness and poverty at Castel Gandolfo this month, he offered a model that any parish can follow.
Posted inThe Weekly Dispatch
Trump deserves a failing grade on ‘Laudato Si’’ report card
The Trump administration’s energy and environmental policies pose grave threats to the care-of-creation agenda outlined in Pope Francis’ seminal encyclical, “Laudato Si’.”
Posted inFaith and Reason
Pope Leo’s unique approach to synodality
In the days after his election, Leo told the gathered cardinals that he intended not only to continue the synodal process but also to be a more synodal pope.
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Vatican II and Pope Leo’s ‘kingly’ role
Leo’s main task is to embed Vatican II in the institutions of the church.
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Cardinal Cupich: What the Gospel demands in times of war
What does it mean, concretely, to be peacemakers?
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Martin Scorsese’s final interview with Pope Francis
The feature-length documentary “Aldeas, the Final Dream of Pope Francis” features hitherto unseen footage of the two men in conversation, including what filmmakers say is the last video interview Pope Francis gave before his death.