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A bird flies by as Pope Leo XIV tours St. Peter’s Square on his popemobile on May 18, 2025. (Credit: Jaquelyn Martin/Pool via AP.)

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Leo XIV quotes Leo XIII often, but he reflects Pope Leo X: ‘Let us enjoy the papacy’

So far, Pope Leo XIV has leaned fairly heavily into the legacy of his storied predecessor, Leo XIII, but he reflects Leo X.

May 19
Charles Collins

Pope Leo XIV met with US Vice President J.D. Vance and his wife Usha Vance in the Apostolic Palace of the Vatican May 19, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

At Vatican, Vance meets pope, discusses peace, religious freedom

May 19
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Pope Leo holds first meeting with Zelenskyy, prays for Ukraine ceasefire

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Pope Leo XIV blesses the altar before Mass at St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on May 18, 2025. (Credit: Elise Ann Allen/Crux.)

Pope Leo XIV calls for ‘unity’ during his official inauguration

May 18
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Pope Leo XIV meets diplomats at the Vatican on May 16, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Addressing ambassadors, Pope Leo XIV says ‘peace’ is not a ‘negative word’

May 16
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Pope Leo XIV blesses the altar before Mass at St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on May 18, 2025. (Credit: Elise Ann Allen/Crux.)

Pope Leo XIV calls for ‘unity’ during his official inauguration

May 18
Charles Collins

(Credit: Pixabay.)

Meditation takes us to the heart of God

May 18
Father Jeffrey F. Kirby

Afrikaner refugees from South Africa arrive at Dulles International Airport in Dulles, Virginia. (Credit: Demaree Nikhinson/AP.)

South African Catholic leaders refute U.S. claims of white genocide

May 17
Ngala Killian Chimtom

Pope Leo XIV meets diplomats at the Vatican on May 16, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Addressing ambassadors, Pope Leo XIV says ‘peace’ is not a ‘negative word’

May 16
Charles Collins

Addressing ambassadors, Pope Leo XIV says ‘peace’ is not a ‘negative word’

May 16
Charles Collins

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Ngala Killian Chimtom

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May 15
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Pope Leo XIV greets people at Jubilee of the Oriental Churches in the Vatican’s Audience Hall on May 14, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Pope Leo XIV says Eastern Catholics often see violence, calls for peace

May 14
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British envoy to Vatican looks forward to collaborating with new pope

May 14
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Bolivian President Luis Arce gives a press conference at the presidential palace in La Paz, Bolivia, April 7, 2025. (Credit: Juan Karita/AP.)

Bolivian bishops make unprecedented critical tone against the government before elections

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May 13
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks to Pope Leo XIV in a photo posted on X. (Credit: President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.)

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy speaks to Pope Leo XIV

May 12
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Pope Leo calls for freedom of journos jailed who ‘report the truth’

May 12
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Japanese cardinal explains why Pope Leo XIV was chosen in the conclave

May 12
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Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle speaks at a post-conclave press conference along with two other Filipino cardinal electors at the Pontificio Collegio Filippino in Rome, May 9, 2025. (Credit: Roy Lagarde/CBCP News.)

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May 11
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May 11
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May 11
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May 11
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Pope Leo XIV greets people at Jubilee of the Oriental Churches in the Vatican’s Audience Hall on May 14, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Pope Leo XIV says Eastern Catholics often see violence, calls for peace

May 14
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British envoy to Vatican looks forward to collaborating with new pope

May 14
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Bolivian President Luis Arce gives a press conference at the presidential palace in La Paz, Bolivia, April 7, 2025. (Credit: Juan Karita/AP.)

Bolivian bishops make unprecedented critical tone against the government before elections

May 14
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People walk through the flooded streets of Kinsasha, Democratic Republic of Congo, on April 6, 2025. (Credit: Samy Ntumba Shambuyi/AP.)

Caritas urges respect for environmental laws after floods in eastern DRC

May 13
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks to Pope Leo XIV in a photo posted on X. (Credit: President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.)

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy speaks to Pope Leo XIV

May 12
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Pope Leo calls for freedom of journos jailed who ‘report the truth’

May 12
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Japanese cardinal explains why Pope Leo XIV was chosen in the conclave

May 12
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Cardinal Tagle says ‘no turning back’ from Francis’s pro-poor programs under Leo XIV

May 12
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Pope Leo sings Marian prayer, prays for young people and vocations

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A bird flies by as Pope Leo XIV tours St. Peter’s Square on his popemobile on May 18, 2025. (Credit: Jaquelyn Martin/Pool via AP.)

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