In a new motu proprio, Pope Leo XIV grants the Synod of Bishops the power to remove a patriarch from office should their relationship be irreparably compromised for serious reasons.
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Pope Leo meets Europe’s richest man, who donated millions to rebuild Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris
Bernard Arnault, the head of Louis Vuitton and Europe’s richest man, contributed more than $233 million toward the reconstruction of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris.
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Pope Leo explains why Vatican II needed to reform the Catholic Mass
The liturgy is “a living entity,” and it has always been subject to developments and changes over the centuries, Pope Leo said.
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Pope Leo: Catholic culture of love can counter the lies of hatred, power
The Catholic vision of love and mercy must overcome the false narratives that create enemies and convince people and nations to “re-arm” in a “culture of power,” Pope Leo XIV said.
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Marko Rupnik mosaics at Lourdes to be covered before Pope Leo’s visit and remain masked indefinitely, bishop says
A former Jesuit, Father Marko Rupnik, 71, is accused of abusing more than two dozen women over several decades.
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Two books on Pope Leo paint a picture of a potentially transformative leader
With experience at every level of church governance and familiarity with how to build and use power, Leo XIV has the potential to be profoundly consequential.
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Full text: Pope Leo on liturgical music, Vatican II and inculturation
“Music, indeed, is part of the liturgical action and is not merely a decorative part of the celebration,” Pope Leo said at today’s general audience.
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3 US-based leaders among 12 consultors named to Vatican human development office
Pope Leo XIV has appointed three U.S.-based consultors, all with ties to the University of Notre Dame in Indiana, to the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development.
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‘Very casually Catholic’ White Sox owner Bill Veeck would have loved ‘pope hat’ night
Known for his quixotic ballpark gimmicks and unique promotions, Bill Veeck was also an advocate for racial integration and a generous Catholic philanthropist.
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The medieval understanding of intelligence is exactly what we need in the age of A.I.
Exercising restraint in the use of A.I. will require a paradigm shift in how human intelligence is essentially conceived.