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Awaiting Pope Leo’s Clarity on ‘Amoris Laetitia’

Pope Leo XIV listens as a cardinal speaks during an audience with 147 newly appointed bishops participating in a formation course at the Vatican’s Synod Hall on Sept. 10, 2026.
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Pope Leo XIV listens as a cardinal speaks during an audience with 147 newly appointed bishops participating in a formation course at the Vatican’s Synod Hall on Sept. 10, 2026.
COMMENTARY: The ambiguities generated by ‘Amoris Laetitia’ have placed priests in the trenches in an almost impossible situation — and have further confused many already confused consciences.

Media Exec Says the Church Must Not Miss the Digital Missionary Moment

‘The challenge of media, communication and the digital world’ has become ‘the primary focus of the mission,’ says Emmanuel Tourpe of modern evangelization.
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‘The challenge of media, communication and the digital world’ has become ‘the primary focus of the mission,’ says Emmanuel Tourpe of modern evangelization.
Catholic philosopher and media executive Emmanuel Tourpe believes an emerging Catholic revival in Europe could come up against a Church still ill-prepared to dialogue with the generations driving it.

Will Pope Leo Reshape His Pontificate?

Pope Leo looks out at the crowd gathered for his Sunday Angelus address on Oct. 18, 2026, the day after he left the hospital following lung surgery.
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Pope Leo looks out at the crowd gathered for his Sunday Angelus address on Oct. 18, 2026, the day after he left the hospital following lung surgery.
ANALYSIS: Could his cancer diagnosis change how Pope Leo governs the Vatican going forward?

Pope Leo XIV Speaks With Zelenskyy About Humanitarian Ceasefire in Ukraine

Pope Leo XIV greets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at Castel Gandolfo on July 9, 2025.
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Pope Leo XIV greets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at Castel Gandolfo on July 9, 2025.
The Pontiff raised the humanitarian crisis in the Kherson region and reiterated the Holy See’s commitment to dialogue and peace, days after speaking with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Is God Calling Pope Leo to Suffer for Families?

Pope Leo XIV speaks with well-wishers, including Varvara, a 13-year-old Ukrainian cancer survivor, outside Rome’s Gemelli Hospital on Oct. 17, 2026, following his discharge after lung cancer surgery. Varvara presented the Pope with a framed photograph of their first meeting in December 2025.
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Pope Leo XIV speaks with well-wishers, including Varvara, a 13-year-old Ukrainian cancer survivor, outside Rome’s Gemelli Hospital on Oct. 17, 2026, following his discharge after lung cancer surgery. Varvara presented the Pope with a framed photograph of their first meeting in December 2025.
COMMENTARY: In 1994, John Paul II saw his hospitalization as suffering to be offered for families. Pope Leo’s surgery may carry the same meaning.

Tech Start-Up Founder and CEO Attributes His Faith for Company’s Existence

From right to left: SENT CEO Nick Madden, SENT member and 2026 Pitch Competition winner Kasey Devine, Andrew Hendershott from SENT Angels, Juan Acosta, founder of Tabella and co-founder of SENT Angels, and John Cannon, founder of SENT, SENT Angels and Monk Mindset.
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From right to left: SENT CEO Nick Madden, SENT member and 2026 Pitch Competition winner Kasey Devine, Andrew Hendershott from SENT Angels, Juan Acosta, founder of Tabella and co-founder of SENT Angels, and John Cannon, founder of SENT, SENT Angels and Monk Mindset.
Kasey Devine credits his Catholic parish’s small group as the primary motivation behind his start-up and shares how prayer has shaped his marriage, career and life choices.