Pope Leo Urges Cinema Notables to Redouble Focus on Social Justice

But left unspoken at a Vatican meeting with film stars were the deep divisions over issues like abortion and homosexuality.

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Vatican to Return Indigenous Cultural Items to Canada Taken a Century Ago

Dozen of pieces used in a 1925 exhibition, including a whale-hunting kayak, will be returned to Canada early next month.

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Catholic Bishops Rebuke Trump’s Immigration Tactics in Rare Statement

“We feel compelled now in this environment to raise our voices in defense of God-given human dignity,” they said in the statement.

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Archbishop Paul Coakley Is Picked to Lead American Bishops

“We face a growing worldview that is so often at odds with the Gospel mandate to love thy neighbor,” the group said in a letter to Pope Leo.

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Pope Leo’s Permission for Latin Mass in St. Peter’s Gives Traditionalists Hope

Pope Francis greatly limited the use of the traditional Latin Mass, believing it sowed division. Traditionalist Catholics are hoping Pope Leo charts a different path.

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King Charles and Pope Leo Pray Together in Groundbreaking Moment

It was the first time in hundreds of years that the leaders of the Catholic and Anglican churches prayed together, offering a public display of unity between Christian faiths.

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Vatican Panel Says Church Is Still Too Slow in Addressing Sexual Abuse

The commission’s report highlights the difficulties Pope Leo faces in trying to end clerical abuses and ensure abusers are held to account.

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Pope Leo Calls on Christians to Care for the Poor in His First Teaching

The message signaled a continuation of one of the priorities of his predecessor, Francis.

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Pope Leo Urges U.S. Bishops to Support Immigrants as Trump Escalates Deportations

The pope conveyed the message as President Trump escalated his deportation campaign, including in Chicago, the pope’s hometown.

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