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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…
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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.
Apr 24
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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.
Apr 18
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