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U.S. Sends Emergency Response Teams to Venezuela After Massive Earthquakes

Juan Barreto
Municipal police officers evacuate an injured victim from a collapsed building following an earthquake in Caracas on June 24, 2026.

'We're already deploying search and rescue teams from Fairfax County, Virginia, and Los Angeles,' Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters June 25.

Pope Leo Speaks to the Heart, and the World Is Listening

Simone Risoluti
Msgr. Stuart Swetland presents a signed vintage Chicago White Sox baseball to Pope Leo during a June 3, 2026, private audience with Leo at the Vatican as part of a small delegation from the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities.

COMMENTARY: As the saying goes, sometimes the medium is the message. Leo is radiating in word and deed the message of Christian humanism that he preaches.

Pope Leo XIV: Sport Is an Opportunity for Spiritual Growth

Pope Leo XIV blesses the members of the Italian Swimming Federation after their private audience at the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican on June 25, 2026.

The Pope met with members of the Italian Swimming Federation at the Vatican on June 25.

English Edition of Pope Leo XIV's Early Writings Set for Release

Father Joseph Farrell, prior general of the Order of St. Augustine, presents Pope Leo XIV with a newly published anthology of his pre-papal writings, at the Vatican on May 4, 2026.

The book 'Freedom Under Grace,' which contains the Pope's writings from his time as an Augustinian friar, will be released in September.

Trump-Meloni Relationship Deteriorates After Fresh Public Clash

Brendan Smialowski
President Donald Trump meets with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on April 17, 2025.

ANALYSIS: Months after Trump’s criticism of Pope Leo XIV strained ties, a new exchange of insults has further damaged his relationship with Italy’s conservative prime minister.