The Week Ahead: Pope Leo XIV’s Latin American trip, US midterms and Supreme Court

VATICAN DISPATCH: Liturgy wars, but no Just War

The Week Ahead: Pope Leo XIV’s Latin American trip, US midterms and Supreme Court

Pope Leo XIV visits Uruguay and Argentina as US voters head to the polls and the Supreme Court hears a Catholic education case

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