Pope Leo’s July 4 Message to America Was Unmistakable
By spending the semiquincentennial mourning the plight of migrants, Leo sent a clear challenge to his native country.
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Alessandra Tarantino / AP Pope Leo’s Unsettling Vision of the AI Future
His new encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, seeks to counterbalance alarm with hope but lands firmly on one side.
Massimo Valicchia / NurPhoto / Getty The Iran War Showed a New Side of Pope Leo
Don’t call him the quiet pope anymore.
Manon Cruz / Reuters The Most Urgent Issue for the U.S. Catholic Church Isn’t Abortion Anymore
Trump’s second term has transformed the priorities of the American Catholic hierarchy.
Illustration by Alisa Gao / The Atlantic The Conclave Just Did the Unthinkable
What an American pope means for the Catholic Church and the world
Dylan Martinez / Reuters This Conclave Will Be Different
The media have never had so much influence on the men who pick the pope.
Antonio Masiello / Getty The Papacy Is Forever Changed
Francis, who died this morning, transformed far more than the priorities of the Catholic Church.
Alberto Pizzoli / AFP / Getty The Catholics Who Have to Worship Somewhere Else
How the Latin Mass split the Church
Paolo Pellegrin / Magnum The Vatican’s Gamble With Beijing Is Costing China’s Catholics
In trying to hold the Church together, Pope Francis has compromised on religious freedom.
Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Franco Origlia / Getty. The Caudillo’s Cloister
Searching for tranquility in the monastery Franco built
