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Pope Leo XIV to Revive Papal Holidays at Summer Palace

Pope Francis · Castel Gandolfo

Pope Leo XIV to Revive Papal Holidays at Summer Palace

45% Left coverage: 20 sources

Pope Leo XIV will holiday twice at the papal palace in Castel Gandolfo near Rome this summer, reviving a tradition abandoned by his predecessor Francis, the Vatican said Tuesday.See the Story

Banksy-Style Artwork Appears in Branksome, but Is It Real?

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Banksy-Style Artwork Appears in Branksome, but Is It Real?

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DEBATE has surged over the authenticity of a potential Banksy artwork that was found in Branksome.See the Story

Vatican diplomat says U.S. policy in Ukraine has disappointed Baltic allies

Benedict XVI · Lithuania

Vatican diplomat says U.S. policy in Ukraine has disappointed Baltic allies

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Archbishop Georg Gänswein has been the Vatican’s nuncio to the Baltic states since 2024. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA Rome Newsroom, Jun 16, 2025 / 12:49 pm (CNA). Archbishop Georg Gänswein, the Vatican’s nuncio to the Baltic states since 2024, said the region has been disappointed with the current U.S. administration’s approach to the conflict in Ukraine.Speaking about the Russia-Ukraine war, Pope Benedict XVI’s former secretary said: “The major…See the Story

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Archbishop Gänswein Visits Francis' Grave. Speaks of "Completed Reconciliation"

There has been much talk about the conflict that divided Benedict XVI's former secretary, Archbishop Georg Gänswein, and Pope Francis. The German bishop criticized the late Holy Father, among other things, in his book "Only the Truth." During a recent interview, the current apostolic nuncio to the Baltic States stated that he and the Argentine Pope had finally reached reconciliation. According to Archbishop Georg Gänswein, he and the recently de…Archbishop See the Story

Father’s Day: Meet the dads behind the Church’s 4 most recent popes

The last four popes of the Catholic Church — John Paul II, Benedict XVI, Francis, and our new pope, Leo XIV — had hardworking fathers who instilled in each of their sons important traits and values, many of which can be seen in the way they lived out their priesthoods and carried out their papacies. Here’s a look at the dads behind the last four Holy Fathers: Pope Leo XIV’s father: Louis Marius Prevost Louis Marius Prevost was born in Chicago on…Benedict XVI · Turin Read Article

Leo XIV, Francis, Benedict XVI: Are the Differences Between the Popes Exaggerated?

Since the beginning of his pontificate, Leo XIV has multiplied his references to his predecessors. By quoting Benedict XVI or Paul VI, the new pope strives to record his first gestures in a continuity. An assumed strategy, in a Church presented as divided in recent years.Benedict XVI · France Read Article

OLDIE PODCAzT 59: St Leo the Great on Pentecost fasting; Benedict XVI’s Pentecost sermon | Fr. Z's Blog

Here is an OLDIE PODCAzT from 2008 ___ Today is Thursday in the Octave of Pentecost, or at least it ought to be in in the Novus Ordo as it is in the older, Traditional Roman Calendar. This is the … Read More →Benedict XVI Read Article

Pope Francis Dies – What Will His Legacy Be?

100% Right coverage: 1 sources

Pope Francis, the head of the Roman Catholic Church, has died.The Argentinian, the first Latin American – and the first Jesuit – to lead the Church, has been the head of the Holy See for 12 years, succeeding Pope Benedict XVI who resigned in 2013. Francis presided over the funeral of his predecessor, who died in 2022 – a first in modern history. But Francis’s leadership has been historic for many other reasons. In fact, says Damian Thompson, his…Javier Milei · Buenos Aires See the Story

On Pentecost, Pope Leo XIV Says Social Media Is Making Us ‘More Alone’

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Speaking on the Solemnity of Pentecost, Pope Leo XIV said the Holy Spirit opens borders in people’s hearts and “is the Gift that opens our lives to love.” The solemnity marks the day the Holy Spirit came down on the Apostles ten days after the Ascension of Jesus. “The Spirit accomplished something extraordinary in the lives of the Apostles. Following Jesus’s death, they had retreated behind closed doors, in fear and sadness. Now they receive a…Benedict XVI · Vatican City See the Story

Let's Talk About God 230: a Broken Catholicism

I talked to him about past texts and in this space dedicated to searching and searching for God and everything that surrounds him, of having briefly reviewed my reading notes to a book of interviews with then Pope Benedict XVI, the intellectual Joseph Ratzinger. And it is that with just reason he was named “the Pope of reason.” The book distills good ideas, heavy baggage and fluid thinking in every response. As I reviewed my reading notes, yes, …Benedict XVI · Mexico Read Article

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