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After Leo’s first 100 days, eyes turn to the days after summer

Barry Hatton | Crux

Pope Leo XIV in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on June 25, 2025. (Credit: Andrew Medichini/AP.)

After Leo’s first 100 days, eyes turn to the days after summer

Aug 17
Christopher R. Altieri

(Credit: Pixabay.)

We turn to God in our need, and we ask for help

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Pope Leo XIV waves as he arrives to hold a Pentecost vigil in St. Peter’s Square at The Vatican, Saturday, June 8, 2025. (Credit: Alessandra Tarantino/AP.)

100 days of Pope Leo XIV: a calm papacy that avoids polemics is coming into focus

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Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai in Hong Kong on July 1, 2020. (Credit: Vincent Yu/AP.)

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Pope Leo XIV, with Monsignor Leonardo Sapienza, walks out of the Vatican's Synod Hall on May 10, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Rome empties in August, but the papal in-tray doesn’t

Aug 13
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Pope Leo XIV waves as he arrives to hold a Pentecost vigil in St. Peter’s Square at The Vatican, Saturday, June 8, 2025. (Credit: Alessandra Tarantino/AP.)

100 days of Pope Leo XIV: a calm papacy that avoids polemics is coming into focus

Aug 16
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Pope Leo XIV at St. Thomas of Villanova Church in Castel Gandolfo on Aug. 15. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Pope Leo warns ‘material comfort’ can dull the conscience

Aug 15
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Pope Leo greets the faithful in the Paul VI Hall in the Vatican on Aug. 13, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

As he arrives in Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo pledges Vatican support for peace efforts

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