Brazilian Cardinal Leonardo Steiner told America that Pope Leo would carry forward Pope Francis’ legacy of synodality in the church.
Pope Leo XIV
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White smoke, a new pope and the sound of the Holy Spirit
Suddenly I heard the most beautiful noise I have ever heard in my life: the sound of tens of thousands of people cheering as they saw the white smoke pouring from the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel.
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Pope Leo visits papal villa and former summer residence in Castel Gandolfo
Pope Leo XIV spent several hours May 29 visiting the Borgo Laudato Si’ ecology project set up at the papal villa and farm in Castel Gandolfo, as well as the former papal summer residence there.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Cardinal Gracias: Pope Leo ‘is the ideal man to lead the church at this time’
In this interview, Cardinal Gracias speaks about the election of Leo XIV, his membership in Pope Francis’ council of cardinal advisors and why he considers Francis a saint.
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Cardinal Parolin: Pope Leo wants peace between Russia and Ukraine, not a role in negotiations
Pope Leo XIV’s offer to host peace talks between Russia and Ukraine was motivated by a conviction that the two sides must start negotiating and stop the killing, the Vatican secretary of state said.
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Cardinal McElroy on Pope Leo’s missionary past and if Trump influenced the conclave
In an interview with America’s Gerard O’Connell, Cardinal Robert McElroy of Washington said that Pope Leo XIV would “carry forward” the legacy of Pope Francis’ pontificate “in its essential elements.”
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What the role of bishop means to Pope Leo (and to St. Augustine)
Pope Leo’s quotation of Augustine after his election contains within it an important theological point about the nature of the episcopacy. The quotation signals Leo XIV’s approach to his role as bishop of Rome.
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Speaking to the people of Rome, Pope Leo pledges ‘the little I have and am’
It was a truly hectic Sunday, May 25, for the American-born pope, as he visited the two major basilicas: St. John Lateran and St. Mary Major, and met with the mayor of Rome.
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Pope Leo to Roman Curia: ‘Popes come and go, the Curia remains’
Describing the Curia as the institution that preserves “the historical memory of the church,” Pope Leo called on these Vatican employees to “work together” with him “in the great cause of unity and love.”
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Pope Leo’s support—and challenge—to the world’s journalists
Pope Leo offered a heartening message for a global media that has endured a pretty awful year.