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A missionary pope: What Pope Leo XIV’s years in Peru tell us about how he’ll lead the church

1 day ago | americamagazine.org | Kevin Clarke

Peruvians celebrate as they join the pope for the 'Regina Coeli' prayer in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on May 11, 2025. (CNS photo/Pablo Esparza)Dan Turley, O.S.A., was not among the people surprised that his friend and fellow Augustinian, Cardinal Robert Prevost, had been elected pope. “I was not totally shocked.
The Chicago pope’s prayer for world peace

4 days ago | americamagazine.org | Sam Sawyer

Loading... Click here if you don’t see subscription optionsDr. Juanita Mora, Sam Sawyer, S.J., Colleen Dulle, Ashley McKinless, Kevin Christopher Robles, Zac Davis and the owner of the Vatican Emporium shop gather around the flag of the city of Chicago.
Who was Pope Leo XIII?

6 days ago | americamagazine.org | Justin Mclellan

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Even before he stepped out on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica and spoke May 8, Pope Leo XIV's choice of a name was a powerful statement. Following Pope Francis, who chose a completely new name in church history, Pope Leo opted for a name steeped in tradition that also conveys an openness to engaging with the modern world.
Washington state bill requiring clergy to report child abuse signed by governor

1 week ago | americamagazine.org | Kate Scanlon

(OSV News) -- Legislation that would require clergy to report child abuse or neglect in Washington state was signed into law by Democratic Gov. Bob Ferguson May 2. While some have argued the bill closes an important omission from the state’s list of mandatory reporters, others have expressed concern that without exceptions for clergy-penitent privilege, the law could place Catholic priests at odds with civil law in order to uphold church law regarding the seal of the confessional.
What name will the next pope take-and what will it mean?

1 week ago | americamagazine.org | James Martin

Cardinal Agostino Vallini, the papal vicar for Rome, stands next to Pope Francis as the newly elected pontiff appears for the first time on the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican in this March 13, 2013, file photo. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)A word from the editor in chief: If you walk around the Vatican these days, it seems like there are almost more journalists than pilgrims—and there are still plenty of pilgrims.
‘God is not mocked’: US Catholic leaders criticize Trump’s AI pope meme

1 week ago | americamagazine.org | Kate Scanlon

WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- President Donald Trump posted an image that appeared to be created by artificial intelligence depicting himself as pope just days after making a comment to reporters that he would like to become the next pope. The image drew condemnation from some church leaders and commentators, while some defended it as a jest.
From king to the world’s pastor: How will the next pope change the style of the papacy?

1 week ago | americamagazine.org | Zac Davis

Cardinals from around the world line up in the Vatican's Sistine Chapel March 12, 2013, to take their oaths at the beginning of the conclave that would elect Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Buenos Aires, Argentina, as Pope Francis, who died April 21, 2025.
Traveling to Rome helped me to mourn Pope Francis

1 week ago | americamagazine.org | Kevin Christopher Robles

A Reflection for Tuesday of the Third Week of EasterFind today’s readings here. Jesus said to the crowds,"I am the bread of life;whoever comes to me will never hunger,and whoever believes in me will never thirst. But I told you that although you have seen me,you do not believe. Everything that the Father gives me will come to me,and I will not reject anyone who comes to me,because I came down from heaven not to do my own willbut the will of the one who sent me.
A belief that goes on

1 week ago | americamagazine.org | Molly Cahill

Loading... Click here if you don’t see subscription optionsWhite smoke billows from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel March 13, 2013, at the Vatican signaling that Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who became Pope Francis, was elected the 266th Roman Catholic pontiff. The cardinals will again gather May 7, 2025, to elect a a successor to Pope Francis, who died April 21. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)A Reflection for Monday of the Third Week of EasterFind today’s readings here.
Why Fellini’s ‘La Strada’ was Pope Francis’ favorite movie

1 week ago | americamagazine.org | John Dougherty

The year before he entered the seminary, the young man who would become Pope Francis went to see a movie. That film, Federico Fellini’s “La Strada” (1954), moved him deeply and became his favorite movie of all time. Last year, dressed in papal white, Francis recorded a video . “As a boy, I watched many of Fellini’s films, but ‘La Strada’ has stayed in my heart,” he said. Throughout his papacy he referenced it in homilies, interviews and public addresses.