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A view of the Papal Palace in Castel Gandolfo, around 15 miles southeast of Rome May 29, 2021. (Credit: Andrew Medichini/AP.)

Pope Leo will have much to ponder during his vacation in Castel Gandolfo

Jul 6
Charles Collins

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV appears at the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, May 8, 2025. (Credit: Alessandra Tarantino/AP.)

Survivor letters frame challenge facing Leo XIV on abuse and coverup

Jun 22
Christopher R. Altieri

Pope Leo XIV wearing a pallium holds Mass during the formal inauguration of his pontificate in St. Peter’s Square (Credit: Alessandra Tarantino/AP.)

Pope Leo XIV gives first indication of how he might change ‘Synodality’

Jun 12
Charles Collins

Pope Leo XIV meets with Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors on June 5, 2025, in the Vatican. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Pope Leo’s long meeting with Commission for Protection of Minors shows abuse crisis not over

Jun 8
Christopher R. Altieri

The deep structural reform awaiting Leo XIV beneath the Becciu soap opera

Jun 1
John L. Allen Jr.

Pope Leo XIV waves to Vatican employees in the Vatican on May 24, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

U.S.-born pope picked the name of the pontiff who condemned ‘Americanism’

May 25
Charles Collins

A bird flies by as Pope Leo XIV tours St. Peter’s Square on his popemobile on May 18, 2025. (Credit: Jaquelyn Martin/Pool via AP.)

Leo XIV quotes Leo XIII often, but he reflects Pope Leo X: ‘Let us enjoy the papacy’

May 19
Charles Collins

Pope Leo XIV, with Monsignor Leonardo Sapienza, walks out of the Vatican's Synod Hall on May 10, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Pope Leo XIV: What we know already (and what we can expect)

May 11
Christopher R. Altieri

Pope Francis Prays in front of the Western Wall in Jerusalem on May 26, 2014. (Credit: Oded Balilty/AP.)

Relations with Israel at a historic low as Holy See waits for next Pope

May 6
Charles Collins

An AI picture of "Pope Donald Trump" is put on the official White House page on X and Instagram. (Credit: Official White House X page.)

As Church awaits a Conclave, President Trump puts up picture of himself as next Pope

May 4
Charles Collins

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