Editorial: Leo's caution on same-sex blessings today leaves the door open for tomorrow

Pope Leo XIV’s recent in-flight answer to a question about blessing same-sex couples exhibited a preference for not exacerbating divisions within the church over pushing the limits on polarizing issues. His answer, however, did not occur in isolation, not on the plane and certainly not in the context of other pronouncements over the first year of…

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Pope Leo leaves Africa with a message of justice and peace that now faces a test

Pope Leo leaves Africa with a message of justice and peace that now faces a test

MALABO, Equatorial Guinea (RNS) — Pope Leo XIV departed Equatorial Guinea on Thursday afternoon (April 23), concluding an 11-day tour of four African nations that blended pastoral connection with pointed calls for justice, leaving behind both renewed hope and questions about what comes next. Hours after presiding over his final Mass in Malabo, the pope…

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