In a new interview Pope Leo spoke about a range of issues, including the abuse crisis, Donald Trump, LGBTQ Catholics, the role of women in the church, and Latin Mass.
Pope Francis
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How do popes celebrate their birthdays? Pizza, parties and puppies
Pope Leo turns 70 on Sunday. How will he celebrate his big day? And how has the church celebrated past popes on their natal feasts?
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I attended Pope Leo’s Mass for the Care of Creation. Here’s what it taught me about love of neighbor.
Despite the formalities that accompanied Pope Leo’s presence, the experience was strikingly familial. I was moved by the perceptible sense of interconnectedness that enveloped the space. Surrounded by the warmth of the sun, a cool breeze and the soft chirping of birds, I found myself completely calm and fully present.
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St. Francis’ ode to creation at 800
Celebrating St. Francis’ canticle today can trigger a rejuvenation of environmental awareness for the planet’s next 800 years.
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Latin Mass debate grows after apparent leak of Vatican liturgy report
Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni declined to explicitly confirm the authenticity of the documents but hesaid they “presumably” were part of one of the documents forming the basis of Francis’ decision to restrict the Latin Mass.
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What von Balthasar can teach us about Pope Francis’ reforms
Many aspects of Pope Francis’ remarkable program of ecclesial renewal weare prefigured in Hans Urs von Balthasar’s vision for the church.
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Pope Francis’ wisdom for our current migrant crisis
What did Papa Francisco see that we need to see? What tools do we have so we can choose correctly? And how do we act following our discernment?
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Cardinal Rossi: Pope Leo’s greatest challenge will be world peace
Pope Leo XIV “is the man the church and the world need right now” and his greatest challenge, “the one he’ll carry most in his heart, is peace in the world.”
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Pope Leo, synodality and the role of lay Catholics
If we truly believe that the church includes all the baptized, we need better systems of transparency and accountability so that the laity might truly participate co-responsibly in our church.
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On ‘Laudato Si’ anniversary, Trump policies threaten progress on climate change
There are some signs of progress in addressing the questions raised in “Laudato Si’.” There are also intimations of backpedaling, particularly by the Trump administration, regarding the industrialized world’s malign effects on creation.