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By Matteo Salonia, Catholic Exchange - Since the moment Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected pope, the faithful and the media have tried to learn more about his life, his spirituality, and his views on the main challenges facing the Church. Because Prevost was not among the most well-known cardinals, many have tried to infer much from his small gestures and initial words and choices, including his choice of name: Leo... The last Bishop of Rome to choose the name was Vincenzo Gioacchino Pecci (Leo XIII), whose long pontificate (1878–1903) is remembered for his strong response to modern ideologies.

By Hannah Brockhaus, Catholic News Agency - Leo will impose the pallia at a Mass for the solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul in St. Peter’s Basilica on June 29... The U.S. archbishops who will be in Rome to receive the pallium on June 29 are Richard Henning of Boston, Jeffrey Grob of Milwaukee, Joe Steve Vásquez of Galveston-Houston, Edward Weisenburger of Detroit, Robert Casey of Cincinnati, Michael McGovern of Omaha, W. Shawn McKnight of Kansas City in Kansas, and Cardinal Robert McElroy of Washington.

By Joseph R. Wood, The Catholic Thing - Today’s Feast of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus presents a quandary. As I lamented to our editor, it’s too big not to write about, and it’s too big to write about... My impression from a fair number of visits to churches in many places is that, aside from the Cross and images of Holy Mary and St. Joseph, the Sacred Heart is the most widespread image and devotion in the Catholic Church today. (St. Thérèse of Lisieux runs a close second, but my survey isn’t rigorous, and who’s counting?) ...