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How Pope Leo dealt with years of abuse allegations in a powerful Catholic society in Peru
As a missionary and bishop in Peru, the future Pope Leo came face-to-face with one of the most serious and far-reaching ...
Long Drives and Short Homilies: How Father Bob Became Pope Leo
A résumé of deep religious education, frontline pastoral experience, parish management and Vatican governance — along with a ...
Pope Leo urges respect for migrants, challenging Trump views
U.S.-born Pope Leo XIV, in his first address to world diplomats, said on Friday that the dignity of migrants had to be ...
Pope Leo’s personal trainer reveals shock at learning client became next pontiff
An Italian personal trainer has spoken of his shock after learning his client for two years had been elected to lead the ...
Vatican could be a venue for Russia-Ukraine talks, Rubio says, after pope renews an offer to help
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Saturday that the Vatican could be a venue for Russia-Ukraine peace talks, taking up ...
How a Quiet American Cardinal Became Pope
At a conclave with many new members, a swift, stunning consensus built around an unknown to many outside of the church.
How a working-class Chicago suburb and a tight-knit Catholic parish shaped the first American pope
In one of Chicago’s south suburbs, while other boys were playing cops and robbers, the future Pope Leo XIV would pretend to ...
Pope Leo XIV affirms family is based on union between a man and a woman, unborn has inherent dignity
Pope Leo XIV has affirmed core Catholic teaching on marriage and the unborn in his first meeting with the ambassadors ...