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Father Robert P. Boxie III, chaplain at the Sister Thea Bowman Catholic Student Center at Howard University in Washington, and Father Gary R. Studniewski, pastor of Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Washington, are pictured in undated photos.

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Pope appoints two auxiliaries for Washington, accepts resignation of Auxiliary Bishop Campbell

Pope Leo XIV has appointed two auxiliary bishops for the Archdiocese of Washington and accepted the resignation of Auxiliary Bishop Roy E. Campbell Jr. of Washington.

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In this undated photo, Pope Leo XIV (then Robert Prevost, left) smiles while his mother (back to the camera) cuts a birthday cake in what his brother (right) guessed was the pope's ninth birthday, at the family home in the Chicago suburb of Dolton. (OSV News/Prevost family)

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The future Pope Leo XIV grew up amid a changing Chicago

Growing up in Chicago and then attending seminary in Michigan as a young teenager, Robert Prevost would have been aware of change taking place in both his hometown and the church.

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Leo XIV is the US church's latest gift to Rome

The contribution of American Catholics to the development of the Holy See's ideas are noteworthy: religious liberty and organized labor, writes NCR columnist Michael Sean Winters.

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Pope Leo XIV comforts 13 priests from southern Lebanon with a surprise video call from Rome

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Leo's Augustinian roots are what the church needs today

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President Donald Trump bows his head during the National Prayer Breakfast Feb. 5, 2026, in Washington. (AP/Evan Vucci)

The divinization of Trump is precisely why the Church Fathers wrote the creeds

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Once any embattled leader can be cast as savior, any comeback as resurrection, any survival as divine election, Christianity's central claim — that Christ is the unique mediator — loses its meaning.

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A pen-style illustration shows a person holding what appears to be a smartphone, as a gray bubble emits from the phone to the person's face, against an off-white background. (Unsplash/visuals)

The 7 deadly sins offer a warning to religious influencers — and their followers

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"The problem of social media is not merely religious but human, and because it is a human problem, the church, as an 'expert in humanity,' has ways of understanding and addressing it," writes Cathleen Kaveny.

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Pope Leo XIV meets with representatives of the world of culture at the Leon XIV Campus of the National University in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, April 21, 2026, on the ninth day of his 11-day pastoral visit to Africa. (AP/Andrew Medichini, file)

A year in, what's on Pope Leo XIV's to-do list? And what has he done so far?

Leo has made some significant decisions so far, and has several challenges looming.

Pope Leo XIV arrives to celebrate Mass in Piazza Bartolo Longo in Piazza Bartolo Longo in front of the Pontifical Shrine of the Blessed Virgin of the Rosary of Pompeii near Naples, Italy, May 8, 2026, on the first anniversary of his election as the first American pontiff. (OSV News/Vatican Media/Simone Risoluti)

Pope Leo marks first anniversary with Marian devotion and prayers for peace

"The wars still being fought in so many regions of the world call for a renewed commitment that is not only economic and political, but also spiritual and religious," Pope Leo XIV said. "Peace is born within the heart."

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Pope Leo XIV waves to those gathered in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican during his weekly general audience May 6, 2026. (CNS/Vatican Media)

Mild-mannered Pope Leo prioritizes a prophetic message of unity and peace

In his first year, Pope Leo XIV has sought to turn unity into the foundation for the church's advocacy on issues of peace and justice.

ByJustin McLellan

Pope Leo XIV expected in France this September for Lourdes, Paris visit

Ahead of the first anniversary of his election to the chair of St. Peter, it was announced that Pope Leo XIV is officially expected to visit France in late September, the French bishops' conference confirmed May 6.

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Catholics see promise in climate talks among nations on fossil fuel phaseout

After conversations among nearly 60 nations on ways to wean the world from fossil fuels, Catholics who attended the first-of-its-kind summit in Colombia left encouraged by the promise the conversations represented.

Pope Leo XIV feeds fish at a pond in the Pontifical Gardens of Castel Gandolfo, Italy, Sept. 5, 2025. The pope inaugurated Borgo Laudato Si’ the same day, opening the historic papal residence as a center dedicated to the principles of care for creation and human dignity outlined in Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato Si’. (CNS/Lola Gomez)

One year in, Pope Leo forges ahead with Francis' ecological legacy

Where Francis sounded the alarm, Leo has remained focused on what he calls ecological conversion: a transformation of heart and mind. 

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4 asteroids just got named for Pope Leo XIII, Vatican astronomers

The Vatican Observatory announced in an April 29 press release that an asteroid has been named in honor of Pope Leo XIII, who formally reestablished the observatory in 1891.

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For Mother's Day, a new book redeems the holy labor of motherhood

In Love Like a Mother, Elizabeth Berget claims that biblical texts, Christian history, art and women's lived experience are saturated with maternal imagery for God. 

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Exhibit illustrates Mary Cassatt's domestic feminism

The American impressionist is known for domestic themes in both public and private life, but in her depictions, like in the women she paints, there is more than first meets the eye.

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In ‘Conversion Therapy Dropout,’ a survivor exposes the discredited practice

'The biggest lesson I had to learn is that God's lack of an answer to my prayers to change me was an answer, because there was nothing about me that needed to change,' said Timothy Schraeder Rodriguez.

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In the upcoming PBS documentary, "Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World," director Sasha Waters pays homage to one of America's most beloved modern poets.

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Nuns join calls for renewed support for anti-nuclear treaty

More than a dozen sister congregations signed onto a public statement to "reaffirm the spirit" of the 1970 Non-Proliferation Treaty as an "urgent and binding commitment."

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Inside South Africa's femicide crisis, nuns step in to protect vulnerable girls

Catholic sisters in South Africa are protecting girls, accompanying survivors and challenging the culture of violence that turns homes into danger zones.

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The changing face of India

"Who has infiltrated our freedom?" writes Sr. Dorothy Fernandes. "Is this the same country into which I was born and grew up with the values of Jesus?"  

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