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Pope Leo XIV: ‘The gravest form of poverty is not to know God’

Pope Leo XIV presides over the first ordinary public consistory of cardinals of his pontificate on June 13, 2025, at the Apostolic Palace...

Catholic News Agency

Jun 15, 20255 min read

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Archbishop Aquila Calls for Prayers for Peace Amid New Attacks in Iran and Israel

Following Israel’s strikes on Iran and Iran's promised retaliation, Archbishop Aquila asked priests and laity to pray for peace (Photo:...

Denver Catholic Staff

Jun 13, 20252 min read

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Carlo Acutis to be canonized Sept. 7 with Pier Giorgio Frassati

Blessed Carlo Acutis (left) and Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati. (Photo: Diocese of Assisi/Public domain via Wikimedia Commons) By Courtney...

Catholic News Agency

Jun 13, 20254 min read

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Why We Need the Eastern Churches, In Pope Leo XIV’s Own Words

Pope Leo XIV greets participants of the symposium “Nicaea and the Church of the Third Millennium: Towards Catholic-Orthodox Unity” in...

Jared Staudt

Jun 12, 20254 min read

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Faith and Algorithms: A Catholic Software Engineer on Pope Leo’s Call for an Ethical Use of AI

Pope Leo XIV waves from the popemobile at the crowds gathered in St. Peter's Square for Mass on Pentecost Sunday on June 8, 2025. (Photo:...

Joseph Kneusel

Jun 12, 20256 min read

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Pope Leo XIV to families: Be missionaries of the Gospel who walk with other families

Pope Leo greets pilgrims during the Jubilee of Families, Children, Grandparents and the Elderly on Sunday, June 1, 2025. (Photo: Vatican...

Catholic News Agency

Jun 8, 20253 min read

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Petrocentrism: a problem?

(Photo: CNS/Lola Gomez) One hundred fifty-five years ago, when the freshly minted Kingdom of Italy conquered the rump of the Papal States...

George Weigel

Jun 4, 20253 min read

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Hopes for a new pontificate

“Have no fear! Trust in the Lord.” Pope Leo XIV waves at a massive, jubilant crowd gathered on St. Peter’s Square for the Regina Coeli on...

George Weigel

May 14, 20253 min read

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LISTEN | Archbishop Aquila Reflects on Election of Pope Leo XIV on KOA's Morning News

Pope Leo XIV waves to pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square shortly after his election on Thursday, May 8, 2025. (Photo: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA)...

Denver Catholic Staff

May 9, 20252 min read

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14 things to know about Pope Leo XIV — the first U.S.-born pope

Pope Leo XIV greets the faithful in St. Peter’s Square shortly after his election to the papacy, Thursday, May 8, 2025. (Photo: Daniel...

Catholic News Agency

May 9, 20252 min read

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FULL TEXT: Pope Leo XIV’s homily at Mass with the cardinal electors in the Sistine Chapel

Pope Leo XIV gives the homily at Mass with the cardinal electors in the Sistine Chapel on May 9, 2025. (Photo: Vatican Media) In his...

Denver Catholic Staff

May 9, 20256 min read

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Time to Get to Work: Pope Leo XIV and Evangelization

(Photo: Vatican Media) Imagine for a moment you were made a bishop by Pope Francis in 2015. Now imagine you were made a cardinal just two...

Tanner Kalina

May 9, 20253 min read

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Archbishop Aquila and Bishop Rodríguez Rejoice as Pope Leo XIV Becomes First American Pontiff

(Photo: Vatican Media) As Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected to the Chair of Peter Thursday, Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila and...

Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila

May 8, 20252 min read

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A prayer for the newly elected Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV waves to pilgrims in St. Pete’s Square shortly after his election on Thursday, May 8, 2025. (Photo: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA) On...

Catholic News Agency

May 8, 20252 min read

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Pope Leo XIV’s first words to the world: ‘Peace be with you all’

Pope Leo XIV waves to pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square shortly after his election on Thursday, May 8, 2025. (Photo: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA) By...

Catholic News Agency

May 8, 20253 min read

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Who is Pope Leo XIV? A bio of the first American pope

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost. (Photo: Daniel Ibañez/CNA) By Jonah McKeown/CNA Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected Pope Leo...

Catholic News Agency

May 8, 20253 min read

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Cardinal Robert Prevost Is Elected Pope and Adopts Name Leo XIV

Cardinal Robert Prevost is elected pope and adopts the name Leo XIV. (Photo: Vatican Media) By ACI Prensa, Catholic News Agency's...

Guest Contributor

May 8, 20252 min read

LIVE UPDATES: First key dates of Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate announced

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost has been elected as the 267th pope of the Catholic Church, taking the name Pope Leo XIV. Follow here for...

Catholic News Agency

May 7, 202521 min read

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LISTEN | 'Do You Love Me?': Abide in Christ, Not the World – Archbishop Aquila’s Call to Radical Discipleship in Honor of Pope Francis

Archbishop Aquila elevates the Eucharist during the 10:30 a.m. Mass at the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Denver on...

Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila

May 5, 20258 min read

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Archbishop Chaput: What the Church Needs in the Next Pope

Build on the good of what Francis achieved while focusing on doctrinal clarity (Photo: Wikimedia Commons) Shortly after Pope John Paul...

Charles J. Chaput

May 2, 20251 min read

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