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Icelandic police inspect priest’s comments on homosexuality

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White House border czar Tom Homan holds a news conference at the Bishop Whipple Federal building on Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026 in Minneapolis. (Credit: Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP.)

Border czar Homan offers to ‘explain’ Trump policy to Pope Leo XIV

Feb 27
Charles Collins

Candid talk from senior cardinal on Pope Francis, Benedict XVI

Feb 22
Christopher R. Altieri

Senior Italian cardinal’s remarks may be valuable advice for U.S. political hopefuls

Feb 21
Christopher R. Altieri

The smartphone apps DeepSeek page is seen on a smartphone screen in Beijing, Jan. 28, 2025. (Credit: Andy Wong/AP.)

Artificial Intelligence is growing fast, making the Church face new challenges

Feb 19
Charles Collins

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio gives a thumbs up as he departs Munich International Airport in Munich, Germany, Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026, after attending the Munich Security Conference. (Credit: Alex Brandon/Pool photo via AP.)

Rubio’s speech on US-Europe relations finds parallels in Vatican-NATO relations

Feb 16
Charles Collins

Pope Leo XIV signs a baseball in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican before his weekly general audience June 4, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Pope Leo uses Winter Olympics to define Church’s relationship with sport

Feb 10
Charles Collins

Pope Leo XIV leaves at the end of his weekly general audience in the St. Peter¥s Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. (Credit: Andrew Medichini/AP.)

Pope Leo and the meaning of ‘manners’

Feb 3
Elise Ann Allen

Leo XIV’s remarks to Doctrine office give subtle signals

Feb 1
Christopher R. Altieri

Consistory documents show cardinals cautious at start of Leo XIV’s reign

Jan 19
Christopher R. Altieri

Leo XIV’s speech to diplomats a seminar in St. Augustine

Jan 11
Christopher R. Altieri

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