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Pope Leo XIV signs the FAO Golden Book register of honor as he attends a ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of World Food Day at the FAO headquarters in Rome, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025. (Credit: Alessandra Tarantino/AP.)

A year in, what’s on Pope Leo XIV’s to-do list? And what has he done so far?

May 8
Nicole Winfield

Pope Leo XIV arrives for his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square, at the Vatican, Sept. 10, 2025. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

Premium article: Card. Kikuchi on what’s coming in the Leonine pontificate

May 9
Nirmala Carvalho

(Credit: Voice of the Faithful.)

Premium article: Questions about the Neocatechumenal Way persist in New Mexico diocese

May 10
Charles Collins

Premium article: Leo XIV makes anniversary visit to Pompeii, Naples in footsteps of sainted local hero

May 8
Christopher R. Altieri

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Church leaders in Africa reflect on papal leadership in Leonine era

Church leaders in Africa reflect on papal leadership in Leonine era

May 10
Ngala Killian Chimtom

Passengers are disembarked from the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship MV Hondius at the port of Granadilla in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, Sunday, May 10, 2026. (Credit: Manu Fernandez/AP.)

Pope Leo thanks Spain for letting hantavirus-stricken MV Hondius cruise ship get to Canary Islands

May 10
Iain Sullivan,
Suman Naishadham

Serie A champion Inter Milan gave Pope Leo XIV on May 9, 2026 at the Vatican. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Pope blesses Serie A champion Inter Milan and reminds them to be responsible ‘heroes’

May 10
Associated Press

Pope Leo XIV waves over St. Peter's Square at the Vatican during the Regina Coeli address on May 10, 2026. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Pope Leo prays for peace in Africa’s Sahel region as it faces Jihadist violence

May 10
Crux Now Staff

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Bishops look at ways to expand how they pass on Catholic faith

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Carol Zimmermann

Bishops mark charter’s 20th year, pledge continued outreach to survivors

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Archbishop Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to the United States, speaks Nov. 15, 2022, during a session of the fall general assembly of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in Baltimore. (Credit: Bob Roller/CNS.)

Papal nuncio urges U.S. bishops to stay true to church’s mission

Nov 16, 2022
Carol Zimmermann

U.S. bishops launch new approach to teaching the faith

Nov 8, 2022
Carol Zimmermann

Oklahoma inmate gets temporary reprieve from execution

Nov 4, 2022
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Supreme Court justices question affirmative action admission policies

Nov 1, 2022
Carol Zimmermann

Sister Helen Prejean, a Sister of St. Joseph, is seen in Anaheim, Calif., calling for an end to the death penalty in this 2016 file photo. (Credit: J.D. Long-Garcia/The Tidings via CNS.)

‘Can’t not do it,’ says Sister Prejean of her fight to end death penalty

Oct 23, 2022
Carol Zimmermann

Catholic Mobilizing Network honors advocates working to end death penalty

Oct 16, 2022
Carol Zimmermann

Texas death-row inmate takes plea for DNA testing to Supreme Court

Oct 13, 2022
Carol Zimmermann