On July 3, 2026, the National Constitution Center will honor Pope Leo XIV with its Liberty Medal in recognition of his work promoting religious liberty and freedom of conscience.
Colleen Dulle
Colleen Dulle is the Vatican Correspondent at America and co-hosts the "Inside the Vatican" podcast. She is the author of Struck Down, Not Destroyed: Keeping the Faith as a Vatican Reporter (Image, 2025).
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The final synod report on women: what it says, what it means and what’s next
The report denounces “male chauvinism” and “clericalism,” making the case that in his brief pontificate, Pope Leo XIV has continued down Francis’ path of appointing women to positions of leadership in the Curia.
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A warning against idolatry (of your phone)
A Reflection for Friday of the Third Week of Lent, by Colleen Dulle
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Why do we pray and hear silence in return?
A Reflection for Friday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time, by Colleen Dulle
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St. Pius X Society to ordain new bishops without Vatican approval, risking excommunication
The Priestly Society of St. Pius X, widely known as SSPX, has announced it will ordain bishops without papal permission on July 1, an act that would lead to the automatic excommunication of both the consecrating bishop and the bishop being consecrated.
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Vatican expert John Allen shaped a generation of Catholic reporters
John L. Allen Jr., the fastidious American journalist who demystified Vatican affairs for English speakers for decades, died today after a three-year battle with stomach cancer. He had just turned 61.
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What faith looks like for parents whose adult children have left the church
A Reflection for Friday of the First Week in Ordinary Time, by Colleen Dulle
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Pope Leo XIV’s papacy began today
With Pope Leo closing the Holy Door on Jan. 6, marking the end of the Jubilee, a new era in his young pontificate has begun.
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Pope Leo: ‘The good of the beloved Venezuelan people must prevail over every other consideration.’
In response to a U.S. raid that captured Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro, Pope Leo XIV called for nations to respect Venezuela’s sovereignty and to pursue justice and peace.