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Pakistan’s bishops decry court ruling in child marriage case

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Pope Leo XIV walks the Way of the Cross, offering lesson on power

Apr 4
Elise Ann Allen

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Easter eggs and tea leaves in the Augustinian pope’s Chrism Mass homily

Apr 4
Christopher R. Altieri

Pope Leo XIV at Saint John Lateran Basilica on April 3, 2026. (Credit: Medichini/AP.)

Peacemaking pope has calls with Ukraine, Israel leaders on Good Friday

Apr 3
Elise Ann Allen

Pope Leo XIV at the Papal Basilica of St. John Lateran in Rome, Italy, on April 2, 2026.(Credit: Vatican Media.)

On Holy Thursday, Pope Leo urges pastors to stand with the oppressed

Apr 2
Elise Ann Allen

Pope Leo XIV presiding at the Chrism Mass on Holy Thursday in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, at April 2, 2026. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

During Holy Week, Pope Leo urges Christians to be prophets of unity

Apr 2
Elise Ann Allen

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, March 31, 2026. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

Pope Leo XIV urges an Easter end to the US-Israel war on Iran, calling for dialogue

Apr 1
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Spanish bishops offering top donors chance to meet pope

Mar 30
Fionn Shiner

Pope opens Holy Week condemning war waged in Jesus’s name

Mar 29
Elise Ann Allen

Pope Leo XIV holds Mass during the formal inauguration of his pontificate in St. Peter’s Square attended by heads of state, royalty and ordinary faithful, May 18, 2025. (Credit: Alessandra Tarantino/AP.)

Pope’s visit to Monaco signals both a message, and a reminder

Mar 27
Elise Ann Allen

Pope Leo XIV greets faithful as he arrives in St. Peter's Square for the weekly general audience at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 25, 2026. (Credit: Alessandra Tarantino/AP.)

Pope Leo calls for French bishops to ‘generously include’ those attached to Traditional Latin Mass

Mar 25
Charles Collins

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