The next owner of the Chicago White Sox baseball team said Pope Leo XIV told him that he’d “love to“ throw a season opening first pitch in the future—“schedule permitting.”
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Pope Leo issues new letter on the Creed, marking 1,700th anniversary of Nicaea
Publishing “In Unitate Fidei” (“In the Unity of Faith”) Nov. 23, Pope Leo marked the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea and its Creed. He said he wanted it released in anticipation of his visit to Turkey Nov. 27-30 to celebrate with Orthodox and Protestant leaders the anniversary of the Creed Christians share.
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Pope Leo tells U.S. high school students: Be intentional with screen time—and don’t use A.I. for homework
Pope Leo XIV urged U.S. high school students to be “intentional” with their screen time, their prayer time and their involvement in a local parish.
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Pope Leo formalizes law allowing a woman to run the Vatican City State, months after Francis appointed her
Pope Leo XIV fixed a technical glitch on Friday in a Vatican law that became problematic after Pope Francis named the first-ever woman to head the Vatican City State administration.
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Why is Pope Leo visiting Lebanon?
This week on “Jesuitical,” Ashley and Zac chat with Daniel Corrou, S.J., who leads Jesuit Refugee Service in Lebanon, where Pope Leo will visit, Nov. 30 to Dec. 2.
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Pope Leo to bishops: Be prophets of peace and harmony in your dioceses
Following the example of St. Francis of Assisi, bishops are called to be close to the people in their dioceses and peacemakers in a world marked by division and tension, Pope Leo XIV told the bishops of Italy.
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Synod study group updates on controversial topics: women, seminaries, bishops and more
This week on “Inside the Vatican,” host Colleen Dulle and executive producer Sebastian Gomes unpack the news from the reports and analyze in-depth the work of the groups studying women’s ministries, seminary formation and the appointment of bishops.
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Pope Leo backs U.S. bishops in opposing Trump’s immigration crackdown
Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday strongly backed U.S. bishops who condemned the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown and urged the American people to listen to them and treat migrants humanely.
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Catholics in Dublin now have a dedicated cathedral for first time in 500 years
The Catholics of Dublin have a dedicated cathedral for the first time in 500 years following Pope Leo XIV’s decision on Nov. 14 to designate St. Mary’s Pro Cathedral as the Irish capital’s official Catholic cathedral.
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Pope Leo in COP30 message: ‘Creation is crying out’
“Creation is crying out in floods, droughts, storms and relentless heat,” Pope Leo said, as the U.N. Climate Conference, COP30, began its final week of meetings.