A cardinal reflects on his experience of the conclave
Pope Leo XIV
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Vatican warns about fake Pope Leo quotes and videos
The Vatican News site published the warning after a 36-minute “deep fake” —A.I.-generated—video of Pope Leo was posted on YouTube.
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
Podcast: Inside Pope Leo XIV’s first week
A week into the papacy of Pope Leo XIV—the first U.S.-born pope—hosts Colleen Dulle and Gerard O’Connell take stock of the emerging contours and dimensions of his leadership.
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Pope Leo XIV, in first U.S. appointment, names San Diego’s new bishop
Pope Leo XIV has appointed Auxiliary Bishop Michael M. Pham of San Diego to head the diocese.
Posted inFaith, Short Take
Leo XIV: An American pope for the end of American empire?
Pope Leo I helped to ensure that Catholicism would outlast the Roman Empire. His name is a reminder that our faith rises above contemporary politics and temporal authority.
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Pope Leo’s first audience: God’s love is generous, not calculating
The Gospel parable of the “wasteful sower” who casts seeds on fertile soil as well as on a rocky path “is an image of the way God loves us,” Pope Leo XIV told 40,000 visitors and pilgrims at his first weekly general audience.
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Chicago archdiocese announces Mass to honor Pope Leo XIV in White Sox stadium
The Archdiocese of Chicago has scheduled a Mass and a special program to celebrate the election and inauguration of Pope Leo XIV, a native son of the Windy City.
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Pope Leo’s Chicago roots: a conversation with Cardinal Cupich
“I would suspect that people are very proud that Chicago produced a pope, and it testifies to the fact that there’s a lot of good here in the city that recommends itself to the church.”
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
How Pope Leo can affect American politics—in the best possible way
Leo has sought to be a uniter calling for a more peaceful world. We need leaders who remind us of what is possible, who bring out the best in us while discouraging the worst.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Cardinal Chow on the conclave: We voted for a pastor for the world
Cardinal Stephen Chow, 65, the bishop of Hong Kong, was the only Chinese cardinal to vote in the conclave that elected Pope Leo XIV.