31 h. ago Who can tame Trump? An unlikely candidate is emerging: the Catholic church | Simon Tisdall

Inequality, immigration and civil rights are the battlegrounds on which the church, and some other Christian denominations, are fightingThe supreme court can’t do it – it’s packed with conservatives who owe him their jobs. Congress won’t do it – Republicans slavishly follow his orders, Democrats are ill-led and divided. For today’s White House, the concept of constitutional limits on executive power is a quaint relic. The news media, or sections of it, does its best amid constant legal threats. But, too often, they pay him off. Brave reporters who insist on asking awkward questions are insulted or silenced: “Quiet, piggy.”So who will tame Donald Trump? Who will halt his rolling constitutional coup – his ongoing evisceration of US democracy, civil rights, living standards, global reputation and moral integrity? Voters may try to indirectly rein him back in next November’s midterms (as they did recently in New York and elsewhere). But those elections are a year away. The emergency is ...

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46 h. ago Pope Leo XIV accepts resignation of Spanish bishop who 'sexually abused trainee priest'

The Vatican confirmed in a statement on Saturday that Leo had accepted the resignation of Cadiz Bishop Rafael Zornoza, 76, but did not mention the allegation.

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49 h. ago Pope Leo XIV accepts resignation of Spanish bishop accused of abuse in first known case for pontiff

Pope Leo XIV has accepted the resignation of an ailing Spanish bishop who is under church investigation for allegedly sexually abusing a young seminarian in the 1990s

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55 h. ago Who knew it would take an American pope to remind us of the value of art and good taste? | Jason Okundaye

Anti-AI and pro-beauty, Leo XIV has proved an unlikely custodian of culture – and a patron of meaningful work in a world of algorithmic slopSo, who figured that Pope Leo XIV would end up being kind of cool? Not me. Although as a lapsed Catholic I had little stake in the conclave race, I felt that there was something unglamorous, dare I say godless, about a first-ever supreme pontiff born in the US, let alone one hailing from Chicago, the same city as Hugh Hefner, Hillary Clinton and Kanye West. There were greater apprehensions beyond taste, too. Would this finally be the ordination of the reinvigorated Maga movement after the death of the compassionate Pope Francis? When Leo appeared on the balcony of St Peter’s Basilica wearing the traditional red mozzetta cape eschewed by his predecessor, it was too easy to jump to conclusions.By the grace of God, the red mozzetta was a red herring. Very quickly, American conservatives went into meltdown over the pope’s patent anti-Maga leanings a...

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4 d. ago Pope Leo given special gift by US lawmaker with a very fitting name on the label

Pope Leo XIV is the first pontiff from the United States

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5 d. ago Pope strongly backs US bishops in blasting Trump immigration crackdown, urges humane treatment

Pope Leo XIV has strongly backed U.S. bishops who condemned the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown

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6 d. ago Pope Leo XIV calls for urgent climate action and says God’s creation is 'crying out'

Pope Leo XIV is urging countries at United Nations climate talks to take “concrete actions” to stop climate change that is threatening the planet

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6 d. ago Pope could soon decide fate of Spain bishop accused of abuse, under investigation by church

The head of the Spanish Catholic bishops conference says Pope Leo XIV could soon accept the resignation of an ailing Spanish bishop who is under church investigation for allegedly sexually abusing a young seminarian in the 1990s

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6 d. ago Pope Leo invited actors and directors to the Vatican for impassioned plea to save cinema

In his Saturday address at the Vatican, Pope Leo did not hesitate to hold up cinemagoing as a deeply human and spiritual pursuit

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8 d. ago Pope Leo XIV celebrates cinema with Hollywood stars and urges inclusion of marginal voices

Pope Leo XIV has welcomed Spike Lee, Cate Blanchett, Greta Gerwig and dozens of other Hollywood luminaries to a special Vatican audience

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1 week ago Naomi Campbell presents Pope Leo XIV with a 'spicy' book after meeting him during an audience at the Vatican

The supermodel, 55, met the head of the Catholic Church at the end of a general audience in St. Peter's Square on Wednesday.

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1 week ago Naomi Campbell presents Pope Leo XIV with a book after meeting him during an audience at the Vatican

The supermodel, 55, met the head of the Catholic Church at the end of a general audience in St. Peter's Square on Wednesday.

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2 w. ago Robert DeNiro's daughter meets with Pope Leo and breaks silence after five arrested in connection with son Leandro's overdose death

Robert De Niro's daughter Drena broke her silence from the Vatican, revealing a moving encounter with Pope Leo XIV and signs she believes came from her late son.

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2 w. ago Pope Leo meets Palestinian President Abbas, discuss urgent need for Gaza aid, two

Pope Leo XIV has met Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, and the two discussed the urgent need for assistance to civilians in Gaza and a two-state solution to end the conflict

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2 w. ago Pope Leo calls for 'deep reflection' about treatment of detained migrants in the United States

Pope Leo XIV has called for deep reflection in the United States regarding the treatment of detained migrants

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3 w. ago Pope declares Cardinal Newman a church doctor and signals Catholic education a priority

Pope Leo XIV has bestowed one of the Catholic Church’s highest honors on St. John Henry Newman, declaring him a doctor of the church

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3 w. ago Catholic Church brands priest who sold his own soul to Satan newest saint

Bartolo Longo was one of seven people to be officially deemed a saint in the Catholic Church by Pope Leo XIV, but his story includes a twisted deal with the devil

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3 w. ago Pope condemns antisemitism and vows to fight it as tensions rise over Israel's war in Gaza

Pope Leo XIV has reaffirmed the Catholic Church's commitment to fighting antisemitism amid rising tensions from Israel's war in Gaza

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3 w. ago Pope reaffirms dialogue with Jews as he marks 60th anniversary of a key document

Pope Leo XIV has marked the 60th anniversary of the landmark Vatican document that revolutionized the Catholic Church’s relations with Jews

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3 w. ago Pope urges Catholic teachers to focus less on professional outcomes, more on spiritual lives

Pope Leo XIV is urging Catholic teachers to focus less on pre-professional outcomes and more on educating students to have rich spiritual lives

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