Rich Raho
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Catholic theologian, M.Div. Theology Department at DePaul College Prep, Chronicler of all things Catholic. Pope Leo XIV. Vatican analyst.
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Ahead of this week’s extraordinary consistory at the Vatican, I went to Oxford to interview ‘don’t call me Cardinal’ Timothy Radcliffe: on women’s ordination, on ministering to those with HIV, what the Pope is like and whether he voted for himself at conclave
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Cardinal Timothy Radcliffe: No one can simply say ‘I’m a woman’ – our biology is fundamental
The leading Catholic on trans rights, an astonishing meeting with Pope Francis and what happened inside the secret conclave to elect Leo XIV
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January 6, 2026 at 11:51 AM
Ahead of this week’s extraordinary consistory at the Vatican, I went to Oxford to interview ‘don’t call me Cardinal’ Timothy Radcliffe: on women’s ordination, on ministering to those with HIV, what the Pope is like and whether he voted for himself at conclave
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Pope Leo on Feast of Epiphany, and Closing of Jubilee Year: “A distorted economy tries to profit from everything. We see how the marketplace can turn human yearnings of seeking, traveling and beginning again into a mere business.” www.vatican.va/content/leo-...
January 6, 2026 at 11:22 AM
Pope Leo on Feast of Epiphany, and Closing of Jubilee Year: “A distorted economy tries to profit from everything. We see how the marketplace can turn human yearnings of seeking, traveling and beginning again into a mere business.” www.vatican.va/content/leo-...
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Pope Leo XIV’s election was striking but not altogether surprising. “It has been the pattern that a dynamic, pathbreaking Pope is succeeded by a more sober, deliberate ally,” Paul Elie writes. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/9uAbsC
The Making of the First American Pope
Will Pope Leo XIV follow the progressive example of his predecessor or chart a more moderate course? His work in Chicago and Peru may shed light on his approach.
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January 6, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Pope Leo XIV’s election was striking but not altogether surprising. “It has been the pattern that a dynamic, pathbreaking Pope is succeeded by a more sober, deliberate ally,” Paul Elie writes. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/9uAbsC
Pope Leo has received Cardinal Christophe Pierre, Apostolic Nuncio to the US, in private audience today.
January 5, 2026 at 11:09 AM
Pope Leo has received Cardinal Christophe Pierre, Apostolic Nuncio to the US, in private audience today.
Lexington’s Bishop Stowe: “I lament how the Pope’s words for January 1, the World Day of Prayer for Peace, in which he reiterated the call for an “unarmed and disarming peace” were completely ignored by the US administration in pursuit of its own ill-defined goals…” cdlex.org/u-s-attacks-...
U.S. Attacks on Venezuela - CDLEX
Regarding the surprise attack on Venezuela and the capture of Nicholas Maduro and his wife, I point to the statement of our Holy Father Pope Leo XIV delivered after the Angelus address on 4 January 20...
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January 5, 2026 at 1:51 AM
Lexington’s Bishop Stowe: “I lament how the Pope’s words for January 1, the World Day of Prayer for Peace, in which he reiterated the call for an “unarmed and disarming peace” were completely ignored by the US administration in pursuit of its own ill-defined goals…” cdlex.org/u-s-attacks-...
Pope Leo at Angelus: “The Incarnation demands a concrete commitment to the promotion of fraternity and communion. Through this commitment, solidarity becomes the criterion of all human relationships, calling us to strive for justice and peace, to care for the most fragile, and to defend the weak.”
January 4, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Pope Leo at Angelus: “The Incarnation demands a concrete commitment to the promotion of fraternity and communion. Through this commitment, solidarity becomes the criterion of all human relationships, calling us to strive for justice and peace, to care for the most fragile, and to defend the weak.”
Pope Leo: “With great concern, I am following the developments in Venezuela. The well-being of the beloved Venezuelan people must prevail over every other consideration and lead to overcoming violence and embarking on paths of justice and peace, guaranteeing the sovereignty of the Country…
January 4, 2026 at 11:23 AM
Pope Leo: “With great concern, I am following the developments in Venezuela. The well-being of the beloved Venezuelan people must prevail over every other consideration and lead to overcoming violence and embarking on paths of justice and peace, guaranteeing the sovereignty of the Country…
Pope Leo is currently attending a Christmas Concert with Sistine Chapel Choir; one wonders what could possibly be on his mind amid US’ incursion of Venezuela, as he likely will address the situation at tomorrow’s Angelus address.
January 3, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Pope Leo is currently attending a Christmas Concert with Sistine Chapel Choir; one wonders what could possibly be on his mind amid US’ incursion of Venezuela, as he likely will address the situation at tomorrow’s Angelus address.
Popes have consistently denounced imperialism; Leo called Russia’s invasion of Ukraine “a true invasion, imperialist in nature.”
Trump on Venezuela: "We're going to run the country until such time as we can do a safe, proper, and judicious transition"
January 3, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Popes have consistently denounced imperialism; Leo called Russia’s invasion of Ukraine “a true invasion, imperialist in nature.”
Pope Leo has the deepest love for Latin America, where he spent many years in ministry. Now, a US President a Pope who has dual citizenship (US and Peru) and a military incursion in Venezuela. At Sunday’s Angelus, Pope Leo will have his first opportunity to speak out against the actions of the US.
January 3, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Pope Leo has the deepest love for Latin America, where he spent many years in ministry. Now, a US President a Pope who has dual citizenship (US and Peru) and a military incursion in Venezuela. At Sunday’s Angelus, Pope Leo will have his first opportunity to speak out against the actions of the US.
To be clear, Pope Leo has warned the US on 3 separate occasions against the invasion of Venezuela, and urged “dialogue” instead and further stating: “With violence, we do not win.”
January 3, 2026 at 10:52 AM
To be clear, Pope Leo has warned the US on 3 separate occasions against the invasion of Venezuela, and urged “dialogue” instead and further stating: “With violence, we do not win.”
Pope Leo in Dilexi Te: “Thus, in a world where the poor are increasingly numerous, we paradoxically see the growth of a wealthy elite, living in a bubble of comfort and luxury, almost in another world compared to ordinary people."
January 2, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Pope Leo in Dilexi Te: “Thus, in a world where the poor are increasingly numerous, we paradoxically see the growth of a wealthy elite, living in a bubble of comfort and luxury, almost in another world compared to ordinary people."
Pope Leo at Angelus: “Jesus’ heart is not indifferent to those who have no heart for their neighbor: it beats for the righteous, so that they may persevere in their dedication, as well as for the unrighteous, so that they may change their lives and find peace.” www.vatican.va/content/leo-...
January 1, 2026 at 12:19 PM
Pope Leo at Angelus: “Jesus’ heart is not indifferent to those who have no heart for their neighbor: it beats for the righteous, so that they may persevere in their dedication, as well as for the unrighteous, so that they may change their lives and find peace.” www.vatican.va/content/leo-...
Pope Leo: “The world is not saved by sharpening swords, nor by judging, oppressing or eliminating our brothers and sisters. Rather, it is saved by tirelessly striving to understand, forgive, liberate and welcome everyone, without calculation and without fear.” www.vatican.va/content/leo-...
January 1, 2026 at 11:57 AM
Pope Leo: “The world is not saved by sharpening swords, nor by judging, oppressing or eliminating our brothers and sisters. Rather, it is saved by tirelessly striving to understand, forgive, liberate and welcome everyone, without calculation and without fear.” www.vatican.va/content/leo-...
After Vespers and Te Deum, Pope Leo heads to St. Peter’s Square to end 2025 in meditation before the Nativity Scene.
December 31, 2025 at 5:18 PM
After Vespers and Te Deum, Pope Leo heads to St. Peter’s Square to end 2025 in meditation before the Nativity Scene.
Pope Leo on New Year’s Eve: “Other designs, however, today as yesterday, envelop the world. They are rather strategies aimed at conquering markets, territories, zones of influence. Armed strategies, cloaked in hypocritical discourses, ideological proclamations, false religious motives."
December 31, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Pope Leo on New Year’s Eve: “Other designs, however, today as yesterday, envelop the world. They are rather strategies aimed at conquering markets, territories, zones of influence. Armed strategies, cloaked in hypocritical discourses, ideological proclamations, false religious motives."
Pope Leo at General Audience: “The past year has certainly been marked by important events: some of them joyful…others painful, such as the passing of the late Pope Francis, and the scenarios of war that continue to convulse the planet.” www.vatican.va/content/leo-...
December 31, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Pope Leo at General Audience: “The past year has certainly been marked by important events: some of them joyful…others painful, such as the passing of the late Pope Francis, and the scenarios of war that continue to convulse the planet.” www.vatican.va/content/leo-...
Pope Leo to Mayors: Jesus’ birth “reveals the most authentic aspect of all power, which is above all responsibility and service. For any authority to express these characteristics, it is necessary to embody the virtues of humility, honesty and sharing.” www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news...
Pope Leo: Gambling ruins families - Vatican News
Pope Leo XIV meets with mayors from across Italy, calling on them to promote “authentically human relationships” in order to combat gambling and other ...
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December 29, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Pope Leo to Mayors: Jesus’ birth “reveals the most authentic aspect of all power, which is above all responsibility and service. For any authority to express these characteristics, it is necessary to embody the virtues of humility, honesty and sharing.” www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news...
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Pope Leo’s pick to lead New York Catholics signals shift away from Maga ft.trib.al/CbAO5TZ
Pope Leo’s pick to lead New York Catholics signals shift away from Maga
Progressive Catholics, including some in Vatican, felt church had allied too closely with Republican party
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December 28, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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Were Jesus, Mary and Joseph refugees?
In today’s Feast of the Holy Family, we read of Jesus, Mary and Joseph fleeing the murderous designs of an evil king and journeying to Egypt, a traditional refugee for Jewish people of the time, as Joan Taylor points out in her book “Boy Jesus.”
In today’s Feast of the Holy Family, we read of Jesus, Mary and Joseph fleeing the murderous designs of an evil king and journeying to Egypt, a traditional refugee for Jewish people of the time, as Joan Taylor points out in her book “Boy Jesus.”
December 28, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Were Jesus, Mary and Joseph refugees?
In today’s Feast of the Holy Family, we read of Jesus, Mary and Joseph fleeing the murderous designs of an evil king and journeying to Egypt, a traditional refugee for Jewish people of the time, as Joan Taylor points out in her book “Boy Jesus.”
In today’s Feast of the Holy Family, we read of Jesus, Mary and Joseph fleeing the murderous designs of an evil king and journeying to Egypt, a traditional refugee for Jewish people of the time, as Joan Taylor points out in her book “Boy Jesus.”
Pope Leo at Angelus: “Unfortunately, the world always has its ‘Herods,’ its myths of success at any cost, of unscrupulous power, of empty and superficial well-being, and it often pays the price in the form of loneliness, despair, divisions and conflicts.” www.vatican.va/content/leo-...
December 28, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Pope Leo at Angelus: “Unfortunately, the world always has its ‘Herods,’ its myths of success at any cost, of unscrupulous power, of empty and superficial well-being, and it often pays the price in the form of loneliness, despair, divisions and conflicts.” www.vatican.va/content/leo-...
Pope Leo bas donated three truckloads of humanitarian aid to regions of Ukraine most affected by bombing – a “small gesture,” according Cardinal Krajewski, intended to support families that are travelling along the ‘via dolorosa’ of exile in search of refuge.” www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news...
Pope Leo sends aid to Ukraine for Holy Family Sunday - Vatican News
Pope Leo XIV donates three truckloads of humanitarian aid to regions of Ukraine most affected by bombing – a “small gesture,” according to Papal ...
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December 27, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Pope Leo bas donated three truckloads of humanitarian aid to regions of Ukraine most affected by bombing – a “small gesture,” according Cardinal Krajewski, intended to support families that are travelling along the ‘via dolorosa’ of exile in search of refuge.” www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news...
Pope Leo: “The beauty of Jesus and of those who imitate his life, is also rejected. From the beginning, his magnetic force has provoked the reaction of those who struggle for power, those who are exposed by their acts of injustice because of a goodness that reveals the intentions of their hearts.”
December 26, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Pope Leo: “The beauty of Jesus and of those who imitate his life, is also rejected. From the beginning, his magnetic force has provoked the reaction of those who struggle for power, those who are exposed by their acts of injustice because of a goodness that reveals the intentions of their hearts.”
Pope at Christmas Urbi et Orbi: “If all of us would stop accusing others and instead acknowledge our own faults, asking God for forgiveness, and if we would truly enter into the suffering of others and stand in solidarity with the weak and the oppressed, then the world would change.”
December 25, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Pope at Christmas Urbi et Orbi: “If all of us would stop accusing others and instead acknowledge our own faults, asking God for forgiveness, and if we would truly enter into the suffering of others and stand in solidarity with the weak and the oppressed, then the world would change.”
Pope Leo at Christmas Day Mass: “The Word has pitched his fragile tent among us. How, then, can we not think of the tents in Gaza, exposed for weeks to rain, wind and cold; and of those of so many other refugees and displaced persons on every continent? www.vatican.va/content/leo-...
December 25, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Pope Leo at Christmas Day Mass: “The Word has pitched his fragile tent among us. How, then, can we not think of the tents in Gaza, exposed for weeks to rain, wind and cold; and of those of so many other refugees and displaced persons on every continent? www.vatican.va/content/leo-...