“You stand with me, and I stand with you,” Pope Leo told El Paso’s Bishop Mark Seitz, chairman of the U.S. bishops’ committee on migration, when he met him and a U.S. delegation in the Vatican today.
Pope Leo XIV
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Pope Leo: The Risen Christ is close to us in our darkest moments
Pope Leo: Today I would like to invite you to reflect on a surprising aspect of Christ’s Resurrection: his humility.
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We now know what Pope Leo thinks about synodality—and he mostly agrees with Francis
Leo is not just generally or vaguely supportive of Pope Francis’ reforming initiative; he is convinced of its fundamental importance.
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Pope Leo XIV to visit Turkey and Lebanon next month on first foreign trip
Pope Leo XIV will visit Turkey and Lebanon next month on his first foreign trip as pope. The Vatican said Tuesday that Leo will be in Turkey from Nov. 27-30 and Lebanon from Nov. 30 to Dec. 2.
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Pope Leo XIV is starting to correct some of Francis’ more problematic financial decisions
Pope Leo XIV has begun correcting some of Pope Francis’ more questionable financial reforms and decisions, canceling a law Monday that had concentrated financial power in the Vatican bank.
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Pope Leo calls for human dignity for migrants and an end to war in Gaza
He also expressed concern at “the rise of anti-Semitic hatred in the world,” following the terrorist attack on a synagogue in Manchester, England, this past week.
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Pope Leo signs first exhortation, ‘Dilexi te,’ focused on love for the poor
The document, which will be issued Oct. 9, can be seen as a companion document to “Dilexit nos,” the fourth and final encyclical issued by Pope Francis.
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Cardinal Cupich, Sen. Durbin and Pope Leo’s pro-life comments, explained
This week on “Jesuitical,” Ashley and Zac speak with Sam Sawyer, S.J., to discuss the recent controversy surrounding Cardinal Cupich’s decision to present Senator Durbin with a “lifetime achievement award” for his work in defense of migrants.
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Pope Leo is finding his voice on migration
Pope Leo XIV has inherited a migration crisis of historic proportions. As the leader of the universal church, he stands as one of the few global leaders able and willing to speak out in defense of the migrant.
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Pope Leo weighs in on controversy over Cardinal Cupich giving Sen. Durbin immigration award
“They are very complex issues,” Pope Leo said, and “I don’t know if anyone has all the truth on them.”