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Read more: The historic pontificate of Pope Leo XIV

Lord of the Dance meets Shepherd of the Flock: Michael Flatley greets Pope Leo XIV at Vatican

by Courtney Mares

Irish dance superstar Michael Flatley stepped into the Vatican to meet Pope Leo XIV April 29, leaving the “Lord of the Dance” creator reflective on how faith and …

Full text: Pope Leo XIV’s Regina Caeli address given May 3, 2026
Bishop Gracida, emeritus of Corpus Christi, dies at 102
Appeals court temporarily blocks policy permitting distribution of abortion pill by mail
Feds charge ‘Purgatory’ cybercriminal in swatting attack on Pope Leo’s alma mater
Augustinian charisms of truth, unity, love revealed in Pope Leo’s pastoral style, say panelists
Archdiocese of New York proposes $800 million settlement for abuse claims

U.S. Church

Pope accepts resignation of bishop of Laredo, Texas, names Tyler, Texas, priest as successor

by OSV News

Founded on July 3, 2000, the Diocese of Laredo combined portions of the Diocese of Corpus Christi and the Archdiocese of San Antonio.

Washington Roundup: House passes bill to fund DHS; LA delays House primaries after SCOTUS ruling

Virginia’s ‘Royal’ Catholics welcome King Charles III and celebrate America’s 250th

USCIRF hearing: Children ‘bear the brunt’ of international religious freedom violations

Trump DOJ accuses Biden administration of anti-Christian bias in new report

Pope Leo XIV’s first-year themes of unity, community have Augustinian ties

Maryland top court says names in Archdiocese of Baltimore abuse inquiry can’t be released

World

Pope Leo condemns violence after bomb attack in Colombia

by Junno Arocho Esteves

“Bishops across the country have emphasized the … need to work toward a peace with social justice, based on dialogue, reconciliation, and respect for life.”

Suspect arrested for assault against French nun in Jerusalem
Benedictine abbot warns of Holy Land becoming ‘Christian Disneyland’
Patron saints named for World Youth Day 2027
Church advocates for disappeared priest who became a symbol of South Sudan’s struggle
Pope Leo’s October meeting on marriage, family gains urgency amid declining birth rates in West

Canadian cardinal urges vote to stop expansion of assisted suicide to those with mental illness

‘We have to make sure the pope’s words do not get wasted,’ says Cameroon archbishop

Buenos Aires archbishop laments lack of unity at Mass for Pope Francis

Vatican

2 Vatican dicasteries jointly release document on ‘integral ecology’ in family life

by Vatican News

Opinion

‘Pope Leo XIV: The Biography’: A Vatican insider tells the pope’s tale, from southside Chicago to Rome

by Kimberley Heatherington

What the Easter Scriptures teach us about how to live as family

by Laura Kelly Fanucci

Pope Leo XIV, the world’s conscience: A Jewish perspective

by Menachem Z. Rosensaft

Reviews

The Sheep Detectives

by John Mulderig
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