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We have all at some point had a teacher, parent, boss or pastor pull us aside and say, “We need to talk.” Hearing the words is a message that we have somehow gone wrong. This past week, Pope Leo XIV ...

VATICAN CITY – In the first official document of his papacy, Pope Leo XIV placed the poor at the heart of the Catholic Church's teaching, calling bishops around the world to take on the mantle of ...

In the first major document of his pontificate, Pope Leo XIV writes that the poor are not only objects of charity, but evangelists who can prompt us to conversion through their example of weakness and ...

Pope Leo XIV greets visitors after celebrating Mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Oct. 9, 2025. Credit: CNS photo/Vatican Media “I have loved you.” The apostolic exhortation “Dilexi Te” begins ...