“Raphael: Sublime Poetry” at The Met is billed as “the first comprehensive, international loan exhibition in the United States” on one of the greatest artists of all time.
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One Year Ago Today: Remembering Pope Francis, Who Passed Away at Age 88
One year ago today, Pope Francis died at 7:35 a.m., April 21, 2025.
Pope Leo Arrives in Angola, Calls for Fostering ‘Just Model of Coexistence’
Pope Leo XIV touched down in the Angolan capital of Luanda on Saturday, April 18, beginning a three-day visit to the southern African country that is home to 20 million Catholics.
A Letter From Bishop Robert Brennan: ‘The Holy Father Speaks Not as a Politician, But as a Pastor’
Read a letter From Bishop Robert Brennan of the Diocese of Brooklyn on Pope Leo XIV’s apostolic voyage to Africa.
Pope Leo XIV: Algeria Is a Living Witness to Charity That Binds Community, Makes Peace
In a country marred by hardship, deep faith and hard-won independence, Pope Leo XIV pointed to Algeria as a living witness to what he called the Church’s “guiding principle above all.”
Trump Draws Backlash Over Pope Leo Rant, ‘Deeply Offensive’ Image of Him Looking Like Christ
Catholic bishops and lay leaders across the political spectrum are expressing their shock and disapproval following President Donald Trump’s online screed against Pope Leo XIV.
Pope Leo Praises Witness of Algeria’s Christian Martyrs at Meeting With Local Catholics
Pope Leo XIV honored the memory of Algeria’s Christian martyrs Monday evening, telling the country’s tiny Catholic community that the blood of those who died for their faith remains “a living seed that never ceases to bear fruit.”
St. John’s Theologian ‘Humbled’ After Pope Leo Taps Her for Dicastery
Meghan Clark opened her email last month and found correspondence from the Vatican that left her speechless. Clark, assistant chair of theology at St. John’s University, learned that Pope Leo XIV appointed her to the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development.
Pope Leo Arrives in Algeria on First-Ever Papal Visit to the Country
Pope Leo XIV arrived in Algeria on the morning of April 13, becoming the first pope to make an apostolic journey to the North Africa nation, the first stop of the pope’s 11-day, four-country tour of Africa.
Trump Lashes Out At Pope Leo Amid Iran War Rebuke
President Donald Trump lashed out at Pope Leo XIV on social media and in verbal remarks April 12, calling him “weak on crime” and “terrible for foreign policy,” as tensions escalate in the Mideast.