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Pope Leo XIV greets people in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, on July 5, 2026. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Pope begins his summer break after decisive flexing of muscle on international and church stage

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Pastor Ezra Jin Mingri speaks during an interview at the Zion Church in Beijing, China, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2018. (Credit: Ng Han Guan/AP.)

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Pope Leo XIV meets with U.S. Ambassador to to the Holy See Brian Burch and his wife, Sara, and their children, in the ambassador's residence in Rome, Italy, on July 4, 2026. (Credit: U.S. State Department.)

Premium article: July 4 weekend highlighted Leo’s complex relationship with his homeland(s)

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Newly consecrated bishops, from left, Pascal Schreiber, Michael Goldade, Michel Poinsinet de Sivry and Marc Hanappier, wearing their miters and holding their pastoral staffs, pray at the end of their consecration ceremony in a tent set up outside the Society of St. Pius X seminary in Econe, Switzerland, Wednesday, July 1, 2026. (Credit: Baz Ratner/AP.)

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Pope Leo XIV meets with U.S. Ambassador to to the Holy See Brian Burch and his wife, Sara, and their children, in the ambassador's residence in Rome, Italy, on July 4, 2026. (Credit: U.S. State Department.)

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Pope Leo XIV pays tribute at the cemetery and on little Joussef's grave, in Lampedusa, Sicily, southern Italy, Saturday, July 4, 2026, during a one-day pastoral visit to an island that has become a symbol of the risks faced by migrants trying to reach Europe by sea.(Credit: Pool Photo/Ciro Fusco, Via AP.)

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Pope begins his summer break after decisive flexing of muscle on international and church stage