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Pope Leo Said He Wasn’t Afraid of the Trump Administration. Neither Should We Be.
April 2026 may go down as one of the most consequential months in the long history between the Catholic Church and the United States — and Letters from…
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‘Citizen of the World’ — Elise Ann Allen’s Historic Biography of Pope Leo XIV
The first English-language Pope Leo biography built around three hours of on-the-record interviews with the pope himself — and the years of Peruvian…
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Pope Leo XIV Buries Donald Trump in New Polling
NBC News measures a 46 point gap between Pope Leo XIV and Trump as Latino Catholic support for the president collapses to 25% percent. Republicans are…
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Trump Border Czar Tom Homan Mockingly Invites Pope Leo XIV on an ICE Raid
At Baylor TPUSA this past week, the border czar facing federal scrutiny for accepting $50,000 in cash in a Cava bag told Benny Johnson he’d invite Pope…
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JD Vance’s Top Donor Suggests Pope Leo XIV is Tool of Antichrist
In a leaked lecture, Peter Thiel says he’s urged Vance to ignore the pope on moral questions — and simply pray for him.
Nov 24, 2025
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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.
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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…
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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.
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We’re Called to Be Channels — Not Filters
Today’s gospel sets two figures against each other — the man who climbs the wall to take, and the shepherd who waits at the gate. We have built almost…
Apr 26
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Are Not Our Hearts Burning Within Us?
A quiet traveler joined two broken-hearted disciples on the road home. At the table, the bread snapped open. Pope Leo XIV preached it in Kilamba this…
Apr 20
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Thomas Deserved Better
He volunteered to die with Jesus. We named him the doubter anyway.
Apr 12
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The Ground Is Shaking
The resurrection began with an earthquake. From the White House to St. Peter’s Square, two earthquakes taught me that this faith demands movement.
Apr 5
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What I Saw — And Felt — At Pope Francis’s Funeral
One year ago today, I stood on the colonnades of St. Peter's Basilica as the Church laid Francis to rest. I'm republishing my Newsweek essay from that…
Apr 27
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“Not Overtly Confessional” — Pope Leo XIV’s Indictment of Christian Political Performance
On Saturday, the U.S-born pontiff warned Europe’s centre-right party against using Christianity as a performative act — and against the “digital…
Apr 25
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As Trump Revives Firing Squads, Pope Leo XIV Salutes Efforts to End Death Penalty
Hours after the Justice Department authorized firing-squad executions for the first time since the 19th century, Leo XIV saluted the fifteenth…
Apr 24
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Report: Trump Administration Is Spying on Pope Leo XIV’s Vatican
An independent journalist with a record of leaked-FBI scoops has documented that the Vatican is being targeted by US intelligence services.
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“I Cannot Be in Favor of War” — Pope Leo XIV's Wide-Ranging In-Flight Press Conference From Africa
On the flight back from Africa, Leo addressed Iran, migration, the death penalty, and LBGTQ issues. He said he carries a photo with him of a Lebanese…
Apr 23
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“Ravaged by Tyrants” — Pope Leo XIV's Africa Journey and the End of the ‘Quiet’ Papacy
Across Africa, the pope denounced “tyrants” and “colonization.” He asked us to read every speech in context of its audience — and we should ask how each…
Apr 23
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“God Never Abandons You” — Pope Leo XIV in Rainsoaked Bata Prison Visit
The first American pope walked into one of Equatorial Guinea's most notorious prisons, set aside his script, and told the inmates in off-the-cuff…
Apr 22
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One Year Later, We Are Still Pope Francis’s Legacy
Pope Francis died one year ago on April 21, 2025. I’m republishing my Newsweek essay from the morning of his death — with a prayer that we, and Pope Leo…
Apr 21
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“Disrespectful and Violent” — Bishop Rodríguez Rebukes Trump From Mar-a-Lago’s Diocese
Bishop Rodríguez had his statement defending Pope Leo read at every Palm Beach Mass on Sunday. Today, Bishop Barron published another whitewash of the…
Apr 21
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The Parents of Minab School Children Killed in US Bombing Write to Pope Leo XIV
Iranian parents whose children died in the February 28 U.S. strike have written Pope Leo XIV a letter of thanks — and the phrases they quote back are…
Apr 19
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“In the One, We Are One” — A Letter to My Conservative Catholic Friends
First published in the Catholic Herald alongside a response from Fr. Robert Sirico. A brother’s appeal to conservative Catholics after Donald Trump…
Apr 18
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Pope Leo XIV Is Not Fighting Donald Trump — The President Is Fighting Him
Eight attacks from Trump White House in seven days. One response from the pope, only to say the administration does not intimidate him.
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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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