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The Catholic Observer
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A thank you.... and good news: Yes, I have pneumonia, but, thank God, tests revealed no tumor or blood clot in my lungs.

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1618+ words) By Anthony Faiola and Stefano Pitrelli The Washington Post, May 3, 2026 ROME — Secretary of State Marco Rubio is slated to travel to Italy to meet with Pope Leo XIV this week, according to a senior Vatican official, marking the first high-ranking…...

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Pope Leo Condemns Death Penalty As Trump Administration Approves Firing Squad Executions

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (787+ words) Hours after the Trump administration announced that it would reinstate the firing squad to execute federal death row prisoners, Pope Leo XIV reaffirmed the Catholic Church’s rejection of capital punishment as an “inadmissible” attack on human dignity. “The Catholic Church…...

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Quote of the Day: "President Trump, I’m afraid, has met his match in Pope Leo. Not by chance, the name Leo means 'lion,' and this lion is not going to back down.”

4+ mon, 4+ week ago   (241+ words) JD Vance, the highest-ranking Catholic in the federal government, defended Trump’s posting of the image that appeared to depict him as Jesus. That drew rare criticism even from evangelical Christians and conservative Catholics, many of whom called the image blasphemous....

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Pope Leo Condemns Trump Threat to Destroy Iranian Civilization As "Truly Unacceptable"

5+ mon, 4+ day ago   (482+ words) Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday denounced as “truly unacceptable” President Donald J. Trump’s threat to destroy Iranian civilization while calling on U.S. citizens to urge congressional lawmakers to end the Iran war. On Tuesday, Leo he summed up his…...

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UPDATED: "Let those who have weapons lay them down!" Pope Leo Says In First Easter Address As Pontiff

5+ mon, 5+ day ago   (692+ words) Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Easter as pontiff Sunday with a fervent appeal for peace, imploring world leaders to lay down arms and choose dialogue over the death and destruction of war. “Let us allow ourselves to be transformed…...

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"As we look at the outbreak of wars in recent decades, one is left to wonder if Catholics are listening to the popes on a topic of the gravest urgency."

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (467+ words) By Edward J. Weisenburger/America: The Jesuit Review If we review the teachings and comments on war from the popes of the last century, most especially from the end of World War II up to the present, we find a strong…...

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UPDATED: In Palm Sunday Appeal for Peace, Pope Leo Condemns War Waged In the Name of God. Jesus, the Pontiff said, "Does Not Listen to the Prayers of Those Who Wage War."

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1060+ words) Pope Leo XIV opened his first Holy Week as the leader of the 1.4 billion-member Catholic Church Sunday with a forceful appeal for peace, warning against invoking religion to justify war and saying God rejects the prayers of those who do…...

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Pope Leo Condemns "Atrocious Violence" of War On Iran, Calling on Leaders Who Launched the War to Heed His Ceasefire Demand

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1266+ words) Pope Leo XIV on Sunday condemned the “atrocious violence” of the U.S.-Israeli-led war against Iran and, for the first time, called on leaders who launched the war to heed his ceasefire demand. Pope Leo’s comments came as the…...