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Pope opens tenth anniversary conference on predecessor’s controversial exhortation
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (1133+ words) Pope Leo XIV opens the 10th anniversary conference on Amoris laetitia in Paul VI Hall on 7 Oct. 2026. (Image ©Vatican Media) Church leaders from around the world gathered in Rome on Wednesday, the opening day of a week-long meeting called by Pope…...
Global Anglican ties are under stress. It’s unclear if they’re at the breaking point
10+ mon, 2+ week ago (1193+ words) Sarah Mullally, the Archbishop of Canterbury, speaks inside Canterbury Cathedral in Canterbury, England, on Oct. 3, 2025. (Credit: Alberto Pezzali/AP.) After decades of fierce controversies over sexuality and theology in the Anglican Communion, some leaders of a conservative coalition say it’s…...
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2+ day, 3+ hour ago (153+ words) Pope Leo XIV praying at the tomb of Saint Francis in Assisi, Italy, Nov. 20, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.) It is the 40th anniversary of one of the most controversial meetings held by Pope St. John Paul II, and Pope Leo XIV is…...
All Vatican eyes are on Amoris Laetitia, but what will Pope Leo show them?
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (83+ words) Proclaiming the Gospel with families today. This is the title of the Oct. 7-14 conference at the Vatican, which is bringing together the heads of national bishops’ conferences worldwide, as well as the heads of Eastern Catholic Churches, to mark the…...
Pope Francis’s diaries to be published next month, revealing reflections on Vatican years
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (189+ words) Candles for Pope Francis are seen at the Gemelli Hospital in Rome on Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. (Credit: Alessandra Tarantino/AP.) NEW YORK — Journal entries kept by Pope Francis before and during his papacy will be published this fall for the first…...
Pope Leo seeks status update of Francis’s divisive look at divorced and remarried Catholics
6+ day, 21+ hour ago (535+ words) ROME — Ten years after Pope Francis sent shock waves through the Catholic Church with his outreach to divorced and civilly remarried Catholics, Pope Leo XIV is inviting church leaders to Rome next week to understand how Francis’s document has been…...
White Sox receive a letter from Pope Leo XIV before winning playoff opener
1+ week, 1+ day ago (359+ words) Chicago White Sox’s Chase Meidroth (10) celebrates with Kyle Teel (8) after scoring off a 2-run single hit by by Sam Antonacci during the second inning in Game 1 of baseball’s American League Wild Card Series against the Houston Astros, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, in Houston....
Papal plane to get repair before flying to Lebanon
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (379+ words) ISTANBUL – As part of the global Airbus recall on most of their a320 aircrafts, one of the most widely used passenger planes in use, the ITA Airways plane Pope Leo is using during his trip to Turkey and Lebanon had to…...
Pope Leo says Garman far right’s views on Christianity ‘not authentic’
1+ week, 3+ day ago (550+ words) Many of the far-right’s views on Christian teaching and the place and role of Christian faith in public life are not an “authentic expression of Christianity,” Pope Leo XIV said on Monday. The pontiff was answering a question from Ludwig…...
Why controversy skipped the Rupnik unveiling in Brazil
1+ week, 3+ day ago (136+ words) The Shrine of Our Lady of Aparecida, Brazil, in 2020, before controversial renovations by disgraced Fr. Marko Rupnik. (Credit: Andre Penner/AP.) SÃO PAULO – A major Marian shrine in Brazil unveiled the last of four giant mosaics by an accused serial…...