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

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
Crux Staff

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

Aug 14
Charles Collins

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
Nicole Winfield,
Associated Press

Nigeria army patrols along the Kaduna Birnin Gwari area in Nigeria, Friday, March 8, 2024. (Credit: Sunday Alamba/AP.)

Armed militants burn Catholic parish church in Nigeria

Aug 15
Ngala Killian Chimtom

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
Nicole Winfield,
Associated Press

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

Trial against Catholic media tycoon in Hong Kong delayed once again

Aug 16
Christopher R. Altieri

Pope Leo XIV greets meets people outside the St. Thomas of Villanova Church in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, on Aug. 15, 2025. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

Pope Leo XIV prays for peace as US-Russia summit over Ukraine war gets underway

Aug 15
Derek Gatopoulos,
Nicole Winfield and Andrea Rosa, Associated Press

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
Crux Staff

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