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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

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.)

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

May 19
Charles Collins

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

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

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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.)

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

May 19
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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

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