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The One Thing Pope Leo XIV Wants to Change This Christmas
The change Leo wants most this season can’t be voted on, outsourced, or delegated.
 • Christopher Hale
500 Nuns March in Atlanta for Migrants, Racial Justice, and the Earth
At last week's gathering of women religious in Atlanta, hundreds of nuns took a prayerful stand for migrants, the planet and racial equality — a witness…
 • Christopher Hale
"Stop This Slaughter" — Pope Leo Blasts Netanyahu
Pope Leo joins his predecessor in condemning the Israeli PM as relations between Israel and the Vatican plunge to a new low.
 • Christopher Hale
Pope Leo to World Leaders: Stop Lying and Obey Your Oath
Trump averages 21 lies a day. Vance brags about inventing stories. Pope Leo calls it what it is: a betrayal of public trust.
 • Christopher Hale
Pope Leo Implores Chicago Union Leaders to Defend Migrants Amid ICE Crackdown
As Trump’s ICE crackdown hits his hometown, the Pope implores union officials to defend the dignity of every worker and immigrant.
 • Christopher Hale
Fourth Rebuke in Eight Days: Pope Leo Intensifies Clash with Trump Over Migrants
In his latest rebuke of Trumpism, Pope Leo praises immigrants as “agents of hope” and tells Catholics their faith is tested by how they welcome the…
 • Christopher Hale
Pope Leo's Prayer Riders Join Miami Archbishop in Protest at 'Alligator Alcatraz'
Inmates denied Bibles as Trump and DeSantis’s prison guards claim “no right to religion.”
 • Christopher Hale
Nuns Rebuke Cardinal Dolan’s “St. Paul” Praise for Charlie Kirk
After Dolan’s Fox News canonization of Kirk, nuns clap back: “These prejudicial words do not reflect the qualities of a saint.”
 • Christopher Hale
Pope Leo to World Leaders: “End the Killing — All of It”
Whether speaking about Ukraine or Gaza, Pope Leo's message is unwavering: lay down the arms and seek dialogue, because the world “can’t take it…
 • Christopher Hale
Pope Leo Rebuked Him. Now Bishops Are Slamming Hegseth’s Wounded Knee Decision
It’s the second time in a month Hegseth’s drawn fire from the Catholic Church. This time, they say his decision glorifies genocide.
 • Christopher Hale
Trump Blocked Mass at Alligator Alcatraz — Then Pope Leo’s Bikers Showed Up
After a month of protest, rosaries, and roaring engines, Archbishop Wenski and the bikers brought Mass back to Alligator Alcatraz.
 • Christopher Hale
In Historic First, Pope Leo Opens Vatican Doors to LGBT Catholics — Even as U.S. Rights Slide
Pope Leo will host a pro-LGBT Catholic group in Rome — a first for his pontificate — and his top advisors say gay blessings will remain in place.
 • Christopher Hale
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