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Pope Leo praises Italian military police at Mass in Castel Gandolfo

Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass at the Parish of St. Thomas of Villanova in Castel Gandolfo on May 13, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Pope Leo calls for a ‘revolution of love’ during Mass in Castel Gandolfo

Jul 13
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Taybeh, a town in the West Bank. (Credit: Wikimedia.)

Christian leaders condemn violence by Israeli settlers on West Bank town

Jul 14
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Jesuit Father Josep Lluís Iriberri points towards Manresa, where his group of pilgrims will conclude the Ignatian way pilgrimage, in Spain on July 9, 2025. (Credit: Joseph Wilson/AP.)

One tireless Jesuit keeps alive a pilgrim path for St. Ignatius in Spain

Jul 15
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Prayer exposes the fallenness of our world, and shows us our sins

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Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass in the chapel of the Carabinieri's headquarters in Castel Gandolfo on July 15, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Pope Leo praises Italian military police at Mass in Castel Gandolfo

Jul 15
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In this Oct. 7, 2018 file photo, Cameroon’s President Paul Biya, of the Cameroon People’s Democratic Movement party, wait to casts his vote during the Presidential elections in Yaounde, Cameroon. (Credit: Sunday Alamba/AP.)

Cameroon priest: Synodality offers contrast to ‘nauseating’ electoral politics ahead of vote

Jul 15
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Jesuit Father Josep Lluís Iriberri points towards Manresa, where his group of pilgrims will conclude the Ignatian way pilgrimage, in Spain on July 9, 2025. (Credit: Joseph Wilson/AP.)

One tireless Jesuit keeps alive a pilgrim path for St. Ignatius in Spain

Jul 15
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Associated Press

Cardinal Blase Cupich presents former Chicago White Sox player Paul Konerko with a jersey signed by Pope Leo XIV during a ceremony honoring the 2005 World Series Champions before a baseball game between the Cleveland Guardians and Chicago White Sox on July 12, 2025. (Credit: Erin Hooley/AP.)

From one 14 to another, White Sox great Konerko gets gift from Pope Leo XIV in honor of 2005 title

Jul 14
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