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In the New Year, we can expect the beginning of the Leo-era

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Pope Leo XIV in front of a stature of St. Mary in St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican, on Jan. 1, 2026. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

In the New Year, we can expect the beginning of the Leo-era

Jan 2
Christopher R. Altieri

This image released by Netflix shows Josh O'Connor, left, and Daniel Craig in a scene from "Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery."(Credit: John Wilson/Netflix via AP.)

The latest ‘Knives Out’ film takes place in the Court of the Gentiles

Dec 15, 2025
Charles Collins

Leo’s first foreign trip an exercise in learning ‘how to pope’

Dec 8, 2025
Elise Ann Allen

Why Moscow’s absence from Turkey events was conspicuous – and significant

Nov 30, 2025
Christopher R. Altieri

Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

How do you solve a problem like Fernández?

Nov 29, 2025
Charles Collins

A man with his wife and two of his brides walk, during mass Easter weddings for 3,000 people, some polygamous, at the International Pentecost Holiness Church in Heidelberg, east of Johannesburg, South Africa, Sunday, April 20, 2025. (Credit: Themba Hadebe/AP.)

With address of polygamy, Vatican flunks early test of synodality

Nov 26, 2025
Charles Collins

Pope Leo XIV speaks in St. Peter's Square in the Vatican on Nov. 23, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Pope Leo says Council of Nicaea still has role to play for Christian unity

Nov 24, 2025
Charles Collins

Why it matters that Pope Leo XIV is heading to Türkiye

Nov 23, 2025
Christopher R. Altieri

Pope Leo XIV at the Basilica of Saint Mary of the Angels in Assisi, Italy, on Nov. 20, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

At meeting in Assisi, the shape of new Leonine pontificate emerges

Nov 21, 2025
Charles Collins

A vendor sells local newspapers with headlines referring to US President Donald Trump’s comments about Nigeria, on the street of Lagos, Nigeria, Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025. (Credit: Sunday Alamba/AP.)

Debates over word ‘genocide’ obscure real tragedy in Nigeria

Nov 19, 2025
Charles Collins

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In the New Year, we can expect the beginning of the Leo-era

Jan 2
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Filipino cardinal warns Congress of outrage over corruption, dynasties in 2026

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