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Pope Leo XIV Mourns Maronite Priest Killed by Israeli Tank Fire in Southern Lebanon
Father Pierre el-Rahi ran toward the wounded after a Merkava tank shelled a home in Qlayaa. A second shell killed him. The Vatican named him within…
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Pope Leo XIV and Stephen Colbert Are the Only Things Americans Actually Like
A new NBC poll finds the pope and the comedian at the top — with ICE, AI, and every major politician underwater.
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“It’s Sickening” — Cardinal Cupich Blasts White House for Gamifying War
From the streets of Chicago to the halls of the Vatican, Pope Leo’s hometown cardinal is waging one of the most sustained moral confrontation with an…
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“Weapons Must Fall Silent” — Pope Leo XIV Again Demands Peace in Iran
Altar girls, a young woman's embrace, and a fourth call for peace in Iran — how Pope Leo XIV marked International Women's Day.
Mar 8
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Pope Leo XIV Sends His Best Diplomat to America
Archbishop Gabriele Caccia — the Vatican's veteran envoy to Duterte's Philippines and the United Nations — is now headed to Washington at the most…
Mar 8
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Epstein and Bannon Plotted to “Take Down” Pope Francis
New Epstein Files reveal a chilling alliance between Jeffrey Epstein and Steve Bannon — and a failed campaign to crush the Francis papacy.
Feb 6
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Bishop Barron Goes Full MAGA: A Silence and a Scandal Behind His Rightward Shift
Once seen as a centrist evangelist with wide appeal, Bishop Robert Barron has spent the past few years aligning himself with MAGA politicians…
Jan 15
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Secrets of Leo XIV’s Election: Smuggled Phones, Double Votes, and a Terrified Papabile
A major insider account of the conclave that elected Pope Leo XIV has arrived — in Spanish — spilling jaw-dropping anecdotes from the Sistine Chapel.
Nov 21, 2025
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Pope Leo vs. the Empire of Lies: The Long Game to Defeat Trumpism
He’s already rebuked immigration crackdowns and blasted the “logic of exclusion” fueling rising nationalism. Now, as the youngest pope in 35 years, Leo…
Oct 26, 2025
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A Chicago Priest Is Walking 800 Miles for America’s Undocumented Families
Starting from Pope Leo’s childhood home, Fr. Gary Graf’s pilgrimage to the Statue of Liberty is a prayer for compassion and immigration justice.
Oct 11, 2025
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The Gospel Will Never Poll Well
Why do I keep softening the truth to keep the room on my side?
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Living Water for a Doom-Scrolling Nation
We check our phones 144 times a day. Jesus offers a new spring that never runs dry.
Mar 9
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God Never Tires of Forgiving Us
The words that rearranged my life — and the parable that proves them true.
Mar 7
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Our Trash is God’s Foundation
Joseph was thrown away. Jesus was rejected. God builds on what we discard.
Mar 6
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News & Analysis
“No War Is Holy” — Hegseth, the Pentagon, and America’s Unchristian Crusade in Iran
Military commanders are telling troops the Iran war is “God’s divine plan” for Armageddon. Thirty members of Congress want answers — and Catholic…
Mar 7
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Pope Leo XIV Sees What America Won’t Admit
Cardinal Parolin warns of a world “set ablaze.” Cardinal Cupich questions the war’s legitimacy. Pope Leo prays for disarmament. And the New York Times…
Mar 6
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Smuggled Phones, Double Votes, and a Battle for the Church: Inside the Conclave That Elected Pope Leo XIV
A new book reveals the minute-by-minute drama of the conclave — from a cardinal's contraband cell phone to a botched vote count — and how the reformers…
Mar 5
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Vance Says He Never Apologized to Cardinal Dolan. Dolan Says He Did
Dolan told EWTN that Vance admitted his attacks on bishops were “out of line” and “not true.” Vance tells the Washington Post he said something very…
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Obama Wants to Meet Pope Leo XIV — And He May Get There Before Trump
The former president's Catholic roots run deeper than most people know. His career began in Chicago parishes funded by the bishops — the same city that…
Mar 4
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Pope Leo XIV Criticizes Trump’s Iran War for the Third Time in Three Days
From St. Peter's Square to Castel Gandolfo, the first American pope has made peace the unmistakable mandate of his pontificate — and Operation Epic Fury…
Mar 3
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Pope Leo XIV Called for Peace. MAGA Called Him a Marxist.
After Leo's plea for diplomacy amid Iran strikes, the MAGA Catholic meltdown entered its most revealing chapter yet.
Mar 2
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“Violence Is Never the Right Choice” — Pope Leo XIV Laments “War Again” In Middle East
He told the world to stop a war. Then he sat with mothers of addicted children in the Quarticciolo.
Mar 1
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‘Stop the Spiral of Violence’ — Pope Leo XIV Demands End to Trump’s Iran War
The first American pope used his Angelus to deliver a forceful moral plea to end Operation Epic Fury — the latest in a pattern of prophetic opposition…
Mar 1
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“Illegal and Immoral” — Pope Leo Expected to Condemn Trump’s Iran Strike and Appeal for Peace at Sunday Angelus
A source close to the pontiff tells me that the first American pope will use tomorrow’s address to deliver a forceful moral rebuke of the U.S.-Israeli…
Feb 28
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Villanova Days: How College Shaped Pope Leo XIV
Before he was the pope railing against a “throwaway culture,” he was Bob Prevost, a quiet and nerdy math major at Villanova University with a passion…
Dec 13, 2025
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The Pope’s Closest Aide Is a Millennial from Peru
The charismatic young priest’s close bond with Leo — from the villages of Peru to the halls of the Vatican — has already won him a following among the…
Nov 29, 2025
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How Peru Made Pope Leo XIV
New revelations from Pope Leo XIV’s years in South America show why his gentle style hides a radical vision for the Church and the world.
Nov 12, 2025
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How Pope Leo Faced Corrupt Politicians and Economic Collapse in Peru — and Built Hope Instead
Long before he was Pope Leo XIV, Fr. Roberto Prevost learned what real power in the fact looks like: presence, patience, and courage.
Nov 9, 2025
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Pope Leo's Hidden Years in Trujillo: The Theology of Friendship in the Making the First American Pope
In this two part series, we'll explore a new book that gives us the deepest insight ever to the young Fr. Robert Prevost's time as a missionary priest…
Nov 6, 2025
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“He Corrects Me When I'm Wrong” — Pope Leo’s MAGA Brother Breaks Silence
It’s the first interview Pope Leo’s outspoken brother has given since a flurry of media appearances right after Leo’s election. Louis Prevost, a proud…
Nov 1, 2025
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The Pope of “New Things”: Leo XIII’s Legacy in Pope Leo XIV’s Vision
From Rerum Novarum to the age of artificial intelligence: Pope Leo XIV says he chose his name to carry forward Leo XIII’s mission of confronting the…
Oct 31, 2025
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Pope Leo vs. the Empire of Lies: The Long Game to Defeat Trumpism
He’s already rebuked immigration crackdowns and blasted the “logic of exclusion” fueling rising nationalism. Now, as the youngest pope in 35 years, Leo…
Oct 26, 2025
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