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

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

Pope Leo XIV: What we know already (and what we can expect)

May 11
Christopher R. Altieri

Pope Leo says he chose name due to revolution of artificial intelligence

May 10
Elise Ann Allen

Pope Leo XIV prays before the icon of Mary of Good Counsel in Genazzano, Italy, on May 10, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Pope makes surprise outing to visit shrine dedicated to Saint Augustine

May 10
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Pope Leo XIV recites the Angelus from from the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican on May 11, 2025. (Credit: Elise Ann Allen/Crux.)

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

May 11
Elise Ann Allen

Cardinal-designate Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi of Tokyo speaks at an Oct. 8, 2024, press briefing at the Vatican for the Synod of Bishops. (Credit: Lola Gomez/CNS.)

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.)

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

May 12
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Pope Leo XIV recites the Angelus from from the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican on May 11, 2025. (Credit: Elise Ann Allen/Crux.)

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

May 11
Elise Ann Allen

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

Pope Leo XIV: What we know already (and what we can expect)

May 11
Christopher R. Altieri

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Efforts to mend China-Vatican rift seem stalled over bishops

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