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Ratzinger Foundation Today: How Benedict XVI’s Theology Still Shapes the Church

Pope Leo XIV thanks Angola’s Church for promoting reconciliation and peace

PHOTOS: Pope Leo XIV visits prisoners, meets with families, says Mass in Equatorial Guinea

PHOTOS: Pope Leo XIV visits elderly home, says Mass for 60,000 in Angola

Pope Leo XIV Concludes Apostolic Journey to Africa

Pope Leo XIV to prisoners: ‘No one is excluded from God’s love’

When the Church had Two Popes

Pope Leo XIV to Equatorial Guinea: Take your destiny into your hands

Remembering Pope Benedict XVI: A Centenary Begins

Pope Leo XIV in Equatorial Guinea warns against profaning God’s name through domination

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Pope Leo praying the Rosary at Mama Muxima Shrine and the closing Mass of Pope Leo's Apostolic Trip. Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV’s Historic Africa Visit Highlights Urgent Call for Peace and Reconciliation

VATICAN CITY — In a week marked by powerful symbolism and global relevance, Pope Leo XIV’s historic
Pope Leo speaks on the papal plane from Equatorial Guinea to Italy after his Africa trip on April 23, 2026. (photo: Simone Risoluti / Vatican Media)

Pope Leo XIV: The End of the Pragmatic Approach

ANALYSIS: The way Leo XIV addressed the blessing issue marked a necessary discontinuity with his predecessor. The press
Pope Leo XIV in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, at the general audience on March 25, 2026. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News

What is ‘ecclesiastical communion,’ which Pope Leo XIV granted to the new Chaldean patriarch?

Following the procedures for autonomous Eastern Catholic Churches, Pope Leo XIV granted the newly elected patriarch of
Pope Leo XIII in 1898. | Credit: Francesco De Federicis, public domain via Wikimedia Commons

Pope Leo XIII’s legacy reaches space with asteroid named in his honor

The Vatican Observatory has named four asteroids after key figures in its history, including the pope who
Pope Leo XIV delivers remarks during his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square on April 29, 2026. | Credit: Daniel Ibanez/EWTN News

Pope Leo XIV condemns surge of violence in Colombia following attacks on civilians

Since Friday, rebel groups have carried out more than two dozen attacks on civilians and military bases,
An image of St. Catherine of Siena is on display at the Basilica of Santa Maria sopra Minerva in Rome. | Credit: EWTN “Vaticano”/Screenshot

From visions to reform: The powerful witness of St. Catherine of Siena

St. Catherine’s incredible spiritual graces led her to sainthood, and her influential writings earned her the title

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