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Pope Leo is showing himself to be a gifted thinker who makes interesting connections between ideas people might not ordinarily associate. For example, shortly after his election, he spoke of doctrine as a synonym of science: “Doctrine” can be a synonym of “science,” “discipline” and “knowledge.” Understood in this way, doctrine appears as the product Read More…

A unique connection: Pope sees link between hope and sports

The front door of 212 E. 141st Place, the childhood home of Pope Leo XIV, in Dolton, Illinois. / Credit: EWTN News CNA Staff, Jun 14, 2025 / 09:00 am (CNA). A small home in Dolton, Illinois, was on the market for $199,000 until a former inhabit... [...]

Pope Leo took up today the Saturday public audiences that Francis had started for the Jubilee, and used the opportunity to make an appeal for peace regarding the conflict between Iran and Israel. He called the news coming from the situation a “cause for great concern.” “The situation in Iran and Israel has seriously deteriorated, Read More…

Pope calls Iran, Israel to “responsibility and reason”

Deacons gather in St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome in February. The number of deacons in the U.S. has declined year over year, according to a recent report, June 13, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 14, 2025 / 08:00 ... [...]

Fernando Moscardó (center) and his friend Patricia (far left) meet with Pope Leo XIV and Bishop Mikel Garciandía of Palencia (right) after the Holy Father’s general audience on Wednesday, June 11, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Jun... [...]

The McCoppin family (from left): Alyssa, Courteney, James, Rhys, and Kelly, poses for a photo after entering the Catholic Church at the Easter Vigil on April 8, 2023, at Sacred Heart Church in Manassas. / Credit: Photo courtesy of the McCoppin f... [...]

My father and Pope Francis died within months of each other, and I recognized a similarity between these two dads—I had rejected both of them because of the intense pain their imperfections caused me. 

Amidst the battered "Veritas" of Harvard, there are a few still heroically walking in the footsteps of their Catholic predecessors.

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