Pope Leo is the first pope to quote Bob Dylan. But he’s not the first to interact with the famous troubadour.
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Pope Leo takes surprise road trip with his brother to mountainside shrines during his summer vacation
A video shared by one pilgrim showed the pope’s brother John Prevost stepping out of the black car along with Pope Leo, to the surprise of visitors who had come to the shrine without expecting a papal visit.
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Vatican denies reports that ex-Jesuit Marko Rupnik has been found not guilty of abusing nuns
The trial of the disgraced ex-Jesuit proceeded under almost total secrecy until recent media reports alleged the judges had reached a verdict in Father Marko Rupnik’s favor.
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After SSPX excommunications, traditionalist Catholics face a difficult choice
Risk schism—or ‘come home’ to Rome?
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Pope Leo is sending two special envoys to Ukraine
Pope Leo is sending a Vatican cardinal and archbishop to Ukraine on his behalf this week to advance peace efforts that began under Pope Francis.
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After Vatican’s excommunication, SSPX in Kenya insists on Catholic identity, fighting archdiocese
“We are not a parallel church. We remain fully Catholic and attached to the See of Peter and to his successor, Pope Leo XIV,” said Father Pierre Champroux, the priest in charge of the SSPX’s Holy Cross Parish in Nairobi.
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SSPX appeals Vatican decision, claiming excommunication is ‘suspended’
The Society of St. Pius X—the group that the Vatican declared to be in schism on July 2—claims that beginning the appeal process “has the effect of suspending” the execution of the Vatican decree.
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Vatican-backed priest touring the US calls suffering of immigrants ‘completely unjust’
On his multi-city tour of the U.S., Rev. Mattia Ferrari described the fear, family separation and even detention experienced by immigrants as “completely unfair, completely unjust.”
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Read: Cardinal Grech’s speech on synodality to Pope Leo and the consistory of cardinals
When the Synod on Synodality was launched, few could have imagined the breadth of participation it would inspire, Cardinal Grech said.
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Vatican pushes back on U.S. ambassador’s understanding of Pope Leo’s role in politics
The Vatican today responded to a misrepresentation of the pope’s role by the U.S. ambassador to the Holy See, Brian Burch, by reaffirming that “the pope always speaks as a shepherd.”