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One Year On: Leo XIV The Listening Pope

Daniel Ibáñez
Pope Leo XIV offers Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican April 26.

ANALYSIS: The Holy Father has made a point of listening and attempting to bring peace and unity to the Church but his intentions remain difficult to decipher.

US Bishops Recount Year Since Pope Leo XIV’s Election

Pope Leo greets the faithful after his election on May 8, 2025.

'I really had to do a double take, because conventional wisdom has been that there will never be a pope from the United States,' said Archbishop Mitchell Rozanski of St. Louis.

Young Catholic Women Bring Faith Into Daily Life Online

Rachel Holmes Photography
Mackenzie Hunter often posts about taking solo trips and adventures, including stops at churches, encouraging her followers to ‘be brave and follow the Lord’s plan for them.’

Through social media, a growing number of influencers are sharing how they live the faith in ordinary ways.

Pope Leo XIV Urges Catholics to Read Printed Books

Pope Leo XIV admires the Borso d’Este Bible, a jewel of Renaissance art, at the Vatican on May 7, 2026.

The pontiff marked the centenary of the Vatican Publishing House, saying printed books remain a vital “opportunity to think” in the digital age.

Bethsaida Excavation Turning ‘Bible Stories Into Bible Realities’

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Steven Notley speaks at the Catholic Information Center in Washington, D.C., on May 5, 2026.

Recent excavations at the site match the account of an eighth-century Bavarian bishop who wrote about a church in Bethsaida that was built over the home of Sts. Peter and Andrew.