“Nostra Aetate,” Pope Leo said, “opened our eyes to a simple yet profound principle: dialogue is not a tactic or a tool, but a way of life.”
Pope Leo XIV
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Pope Leo condemns antisemitism and vows to fight it as tensions rise over Israel’s war in Gaza
At a time of rising antisemitism stemming from Israel’s war, Leo adopted as his own the Vatican’s official position abhorring antisemitism as he marked the 60th anniversary of a landmark Vatican document that revolutionized the Catholic Church’s relations with Jews.
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In new letter, Pope Leo shares 3 priorities for Catholic education amid A.I. revolution
“I call upon all educational institutions to inaugurate a new season that speaks to the hearts of the younger generations, reuniting knowledge and meaning, competence and responsibility, faith and life,” Leo wrote in an apostolic letter.
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Pope Leo in Turkey and Lebanon: What to expect from his first international trip
Commemorating the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea and its Creed, as well as reaffirming hopes for peace in the Middle East, Pope Leo XIV will travel to Turkey and Lebanon Nov. 27-Dec. 2.
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The Catholic Church needs a healthy economy to serve the poor
In his first major document, “Dilexi Te,” Pope Leo does not talk about the creation of wealth—which is essential to any work of charity.
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Read: Pope Leo’s homily on what it means to be a synodal church
“No one should impose his or her own ideas; we must all listen to one another. No one is excluded; we are all called to participate.”
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Pope Leo’s address to the Jesuits: ‘The church needs you at the frontiers.’
Pope Leo addressed the major superiors of the Jesuits in the Synod Hall on Friday, Oct. 24, discussing the major frontiers of synodality, reconciliation and technology.
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Pope Leo decries opioid crisis, gambling, cruelty toward migrants in major speech on new social ills
“Ever more inhuman measures are being adopted—even celebrated politically—that treat these ‘undesirables’ as if they were garbage and not human beings,” he said during an address to popular movements.
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Podcast: Elise Allen takes us inside her interview with Pope Leo
This week on “Inside the Vatican,” Colleen Dulle and Gerard O’Connell talk with Elise Allen, who sat down with Pope Leo XIV in July for his first full-length interview.
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We brought the fears of migrants in the U.S. to Pope Leo—and returned home with renewed hope.
When Pope Leo shook our hands, he looked into our faces—brown, weary, hopeful—overcome with tears of joy and hope; he saw the church that walks with the poor, the church that refuses to be silent. His kind gesture lifted the U.S. Latino community when we needed it most.