Robert Poulin was a desperately lonely teenager who sought friends, or perhaps just companions, in the wrong places, desperately wrong places
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Read MorePapal initiation homilies have long served as moments of clarity, not only inaugurating a pontificate but auguring its direction.
Read MoreThe new Holy Father made particular reference to Leo XIII reigning in a time of economic and social change; Leo XIV intuits that something similar is afoot.
Read MoreIt’s worth noting that the Pauline Chapel, one of three in the Apostolic Palace, is pictured in the Holy Father’s official portrait. The personal chapel of the Holy Father is the official place for the pope’s prayers and Masses.
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Read MoreIn his first days as Pope, Leo XIV has signaled continuity over rupture, rooted his vision in patristic tradition, and issued a bold call to young people: ‘Do not be afraid.’
Read MoreA 'citizen of the world,' the new pontiff brings renewed hope for global peace
Read MoreWho the new pope will be is not exactly who he has been — being Leo is different than being Robert, just as being Peter is different than being Simon.
Read MoreThe Chicago native leads the global church as the successor of St. Peter.
Read MoreAfter the garrulous Francis, the cardinals may conclude that they’ve heard enough.
Read MorePreaching, worship and charity aren’t rival qualities but form a unified mission — and the new pope must live and lead with all three.
Read MoreA conclave constructed by the late Holy Father to exclude Patriarch Shevchuk is one less likely to be an instrument of the Holy Spirit.
Read MorePope Francis’ successor should address four main aspects: persecution, social doctrine, missionary withering and poor governance.
Read MoreThe greatest pre-conclave homily was preached by St. John Paul II in 1978, on the Gospel where Christ asks Peter three times, ‘Do you love me?’ — the same Gospel heard in churches around the world this Sunday.
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Read MoreFrom the start, Francis mistakenly insisted he was simply Bishop of Rome, which was remarkable; that he would say so to the end is astonishing.
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