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Pope Leo acknowledges ‘complex’ relationship with Anglicans during meeting with Archbishop of Canterbury

Pope Leo XIV meets with Dame Sarah Mullally, Archbishop of Canterbury in the Vatican on April 27, 2026. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Pope Leo acknowledges ‘complex’ relationship with Anglicans during meeting with Archbishop of Canterbury

Apr 27
Charles Collins

Cardinal Jose Advincula presides over the Mass at the Archdiocesan Shrine of the Divine Mercy on Divine Mercy Sunday, April 12, 2026. (Credit: Archdiocese of Manila.)

Manila archbishop collects cooking oil to help Filipinos weather energy crisis

Apr 27
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St. Mary’s Catholic Church is in Husbands Bosworth, England. (Credit: Charles Collins/Crux Now.)

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Visiting an Ordinariate parish in England as new Archbishop of Canterbury visits Rome

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Pope remembers Chernobyl disaster, calls for responsible use of atomic energy

Apr 26
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Pope Leo XIV arrives to celebrate Mass at Yaounde Ville Airport, Cameroon, Saturday, April 18, 2026 on the sixth day of his 11-day pastoral visit to Africa. (Credit: Andrew Medichini/AP.)

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Tea leaves take on many colors in pope’s response to question on gay blessings

Apr 26
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St. Mary’s Catholic Church is in Husbands Bosworth, England. (Credit: Charles Collins/Crux Now.)

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Visiting an Ordinariate parish in England as new Archbishop of Canterbury visits Rome

Apr 27
Charles Collins

Pope Leo XIV meets with Dame Sarah Mullally, Archbishop of Canterbury in the Vatican on April 27, 2026. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Pope Leo acknowledges ‘complex’ relationship with Anglicans during meeting with Archbishop of Canterbury

Apr 27
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Pope’s last day in Equatorial Guinea a tale of tensions

Apr 23
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