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Worshippers attend Mass held by Pope Leo XIV via a live broadcast on a giant screen at Metz’s Saint-Étienne Cathedral on September 28 2026, the final day of the papal visit to France, Pope Leo’s second major visit to an EU nation. Jean-Christophe Verhaegen/AFP

Pope Leo XIV’s Europe

The Pope advocates for a Europe based on multilateralism and overcoming nationalism, while reasserting its Christian roots.
Prior to his apostolic trip to France, Pope Leo XIV visited Spain (pictured) in June 2026. The American-born Supreme Pontiff’s trip to France marks the country’s first papal visit since 2008. Oscar Gonzalez Fuentes/Shutterstock France (no reuse)

Which spiritual and political issues will be the focus of Pope Leo XIV’s visit to France?

Young people, the challenges of AI and European affairs are set to head the agenda of the pope’s first official visit to France, from September 25 to 28.
Jennifer, a seventh-generation cattle rancher in Georgia, inspects soil quality on her family’s land. Sydney Giacalone

What Wendell Berry meant to Christian farmers going green

For farmers breaking away from conventional agriculture, the Kentucky farmer-poet was a powerful example of someone who combined faith with a commitment to the environment.
A family arriving at an Exclusive Brethren meeting in Surrey, England in 1964. Keystone/Getty Images

Who are the Brethren and what do they believe in?

While the sect has some very conservative views and has been politically involved in recent years, its political impact has been limited.
Pope Leo XIV, whose first encyclical discusses artificial intelligence, speaks at the Basilica of Our Lady of Africa on April 13, 2026 in Algiers, Algeria. Matteo Pernaselci - Vatican Media via Vatican Pool/Getty Image

The Catholic principle guiding popes through tech upheavals, from the Industrial Revolution to AI

Pope Leo is one of many popes to respond to technological change by drawing on a Catholic principle called ‘subsidiarity.’
Brazil’s Neymar Jr. reacts after Brazil lost to Norway in a World Cup round-of-16 soccer match in East Rutherford, N.J., near New York, on July 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)

Soccer and faith: Did evangelicalism really cost Brazil the World Cup?

While such commentary can be described as semi-serious soccer banter, it speaks to the broader religious shifts taking place in Latin America.
The first verses of the Gospel of John, from a facsimile edition of William Tyndale’s 1525 English translation of the New Testament. Kevin Rawlings/Flickr via Wikimedia Commons

500 years ago, the first New Testament in English was published – and stirred up a hornet’s nest

William Tyndale’s translation, published in 1526, was based on a then-radical idea: Anyone should be able to read the Bible in their own language.
Leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have called for a fast on July 5, 2026, to give thanks for religious liberty. AP Photo/Rick Bowmer

For 2 centuries, Latter‑day Saints have revered religious freedom – but their definition is evolving

Latter-day Saints have long valued the US Constitution’s promise of religious freedom – but the church has also tested its boundaries.

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