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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

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

The President of the Inter-American Development Bank Ilan Goldfajn speaks to the Associated Press during an interview in Rome, Thursday, June 18, 2026. (Credit: Domenico Stinellis/AP.)

A top banker tried to sway Pope Leo XIV on rare earth mining

Jun 20
David Biller,
Nicole Winfield

Premium article: Leo XIV’s forward-looking Independence Day remarks channel Cardinal Gibbons

Jul 6
Christopher R. Altieri

Some of seven surface limestone-built tombs, discovered in the Marina-el-Alamein archeological site, as seen west of the city of Alexandria, Egypt. (Credit: Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities via AP.)

Egypt uncovers lost Byzantine-era city in the western desert

Jul 6
Samy Magdy

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

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

Pastor freed from prison in China weeks after Trump requested his release; Catholic still in prison

Jul 6
Didi Tang,
Ken Moritsugu, Associated Press

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Leo XIV’s forward-looking Independence Day remarks channel Cardinal Gibbons

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 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)

Jul 5
Charles Collins

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

Pastor freed from prison in China weeks after Trump requested his release; Catholic still in prison

Jul 6
Didi Tang,
Ken Moritsugu, Associated Press

Premium article: Leo XIV’s forward-looking Independence Day remarks channel Cardinal Gibbons

Jul 6
Christopher R. Altieri