The June 14 celebration featured the first-ever airing of Pope Leo XIV’s video message to the world’s youth at the White Sox stadium in Chicago’s Southside.
Pope Leo XIV
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Leo calls for ‘responsibility and reason’ as Israel–Iran conflict escalates
Pope Leo called for a “commitment to build a world that is safer and free from the nuclear threat.”
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Pope Leo sets Sept. 7 for joint canonization of Carlo Acutis and Frassati
Blessed Carlo Acutis, the first millennial saint, and Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, who dedicated his life to serving the poor and sick, will be canonized together on Sept. 7.
Posted inPolitics & Society, The Weekly Dispatch
Military madness—and spending—is sweeping the nations
It is fair to say that the global tab for addressing the world’s acute humanitarian or ecological needs pales in comparison to the eye-watering amounts governments unabashedly dole out for bombs and bullets.
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
Vatican roundtable: Pope Leo XIV, AI ethics and sexual abuse crisis reforms
This week on “Inside the Vatican,” hosts Colleen Dulle and Gerard O’Connell and producer Ricardo da Silva, S.J., answer listener questions about the conclave and the first month of Pope Leo XIV.
Posted inFaith, News Analysis
How will Pope Leo tackle the sex abuse crisis?
Abuse experts and survivors express a mix of tentative hopes and low expectations for how Pope Leo might address disciplining abusers, supporting victims and ensuring that the church is a safe environment for all.
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Pope Leo to return to practice of ‘imposing’ pallium on new archbishops
In 2015, Pope Francis had changed the ceremony, inviting new archbishops to concelebrate Mass with him and be present for the blessing of the palliums as a way of underlining their bond of unity and communion with him.
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Pope Leo XIV names first Chinese bishop, signaling he is continuing controversial Vatican-China deal
Pope Leo XIV made his first appointment of a Chinese bishop under the Vatican’s 2018 agreement with Beijing, signaling he is continuing one of Pope Francis’ most controversial foreign policy decisions.
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VIDEO | Pope Leo’s first month: Your questions answered
On June 9, America Media’s team of experts hosted an exclusive, subscriber-only event to answer your specific questions about Pope Leo XIV, the conclave and this historic time in our church.
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Pope Leo: Papal diplomats must always defend the poor and religious freedom
Every papal diplomat around the world must let people know that the Catholic Church is always on the side of the marginalized and is ready to face everything “out of love,” Pope Leo XIV said.