Author: Domenico Agasso

Domenico Agasso covers the Vatican for Italian national daily La Stampa

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The Common Sense Papacy? In First Month, Leo XIV Appears To Pluck From Both Francis And Benedict 

Vatican, VATICAN: NO LIBRI** Italy, Rome, Vatican, 2025/6/8 .Pope Leo XIV leads Holy Mass on the Solemnity of Pentecost on the occasion of the Jubilee of Ecclesial Movements, Associations and New Communities, in St. Peter's Square, Vatican City Photograph by ALESSIA GIULIANI / Catholic Press Photo (Credit Image: © Alessia Giuliani/IPA via ZUMA Press)

Curia cleanup, abuses, Ukraine-Russia mediation, China. A month of pontificate as a litmus test of the Leo method.

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Leo XIV’s Conclave: The Inside Story Of How An American Emerged, And The Italians Folded

Pope Leo XIV during a meeting Saturday with the cardinals, Vatican City.

The pre-conclave favorite, Italy’s Pietro Parolin had a good number of preferences in the first two votes, but his support dropped off in the third ballot. Meanwhile, the darkhorse candidacy of Robert Prevost had been gaining momentum, thanks to a well-organized U.S. campaign.

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