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Patti Smith meeting Pope Leo XIV in the Vatican on July 31, 2026. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

A giddy Patti Smith meets fellow Chicago legend, Pope Leo XIV, and says ‘Hi’

Jul 31
Nicole Winfield

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

Jul 6
Nicole Winfield

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.)

Pope marks July 4 by praying in Lampedusa for migrants who died seeking freedom and prosperity

Jul 4
Nicole Winfield,
Andrea Rosa

Pope Leo XIV waves during the Angelus noon prayer from the window of his studio overlooking St.Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Monday, June 29, 2026. (Credit: Alessandra Tarantino/AP.)

Pope urges US to recommit to founding ideas of protecting life, human dignity on 250th anniversary

Jul 4
Nicole Winfield

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.)

Catholic group that defied pope and caused schism defends its actions and casts itself as the victim

Jul 4
Nicole Winfield

Defying Pope Leo XIV, traditionalists go ahead with bishop consecrations in Switzerland

Jul 1
Jamey Keaten,
Nicole Winfield

Pope issues plea to breakaway traditionalist group to back off bishop consecrations

Jun 30
Nicole Winfield

Pope Leo XIV talks to journalists as he leaves his residence in Castel Gandolfo, on the outskirts of Rome, to return to the Vatican, Tuesday, June 16, 2026. (Credit: Andrew Medichini/AP.)

These traditionalist Catholics are defying Pope Leo XIV, and embracing their outsider status

Jun 24
Nicole Winfield

Pope Leo XIV is greeted as he arrives at Pavia, northern Italy, Saturday, June 20, 2026. (Credit: Luca Bruno/AP.)

Pope Leo XIV urges Italians to rediscover their faith during prayer before remains of St. Augustine

Jun 20
Nicole Winfield,
Brian Hendrie

Opus Dei responds to bishop’s ‘offensive and unfounded accusation’ in dispute over Marian image

Sep 4
Fionn Shiner

Iglesia del Santuario de Torreciudad. Credit: José Luis Filpo Cabana/Wikimedia.

Spanish bishop renews dispute with Opus Dei over Marian image

Sep 3
Fionn Shiner

This photo provided by Ruth Wang shows her arriving at an airport in Taiwan on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026. (Credit: Ruth Wang via AP.)

Lawyer for China’s Zion Church seeks resettlement help while transiting through Taiwan

Sep 3
Kanis Leung,
Huizhong Wu

Cardinal Joseph Zen in Hong Kong's Holy Cross Church on May 24, 2022. (Credit: Kin Cheung/AP.)

Hong Kong court upholds convictions of Cardinal Joseph Zen and others over protester relief fund

Sep 3
Kanis Leung

Iglesia del Santuario de Torreciudad. Credit: José Luis Filpo Cabana/Wikimedia.

Spanish bishop renews dispute with Opus Dei over Marian image

Sep 3
Fionn Shiner

Vice President JD Vance speaks at CompoTech headquarters, Monday, August 24, 2026 in Brewer, Maine. (Credit: Anna Moneymaker/Pool Photo via AP.)

Vance talks about the end times and the attempted assassination of Trump in Christian podcast

Sep 2
Nicholas Riccardi

Nuns pray at the tomb of Archbishop Fulton Sheen at the Cathedral of St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception in Peoria, Ill., on July 15, 2026. (Credit: Jessie Wardarski/AP.)

He captivated millions on TV. Now Archbishop Fulton Sheen is one step closer to sainthood

Sep 2
Peter Smith

Cardinal Joseph Zen in Hong Kong's Holy Cross Church on May 24, 2022. (Credit: Kin Cheung/AP.)

Hong Kong court upholds convictions of Cardinal Joseph Zen and others over protester relief fund

Sep 3
Kanis Leung

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Opus Dei responds to bishop’s ‘offensive and unfounded accusation’ in dispute over Marian image