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U.S. Vice President JD Vance, right, and second lady Usha Vance stand next to Louis Prevost, brother of Pope Leo XIV, and his wife, Deborah, left, at the inauguration Mass of the new pope's pontificate in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican May 18, 2025. U.S. President Donald Trump and Vance met Louis and Deborah Prevost at the White House May 20. (OSV News/Jacquelyn Martin, pool via Reuters)

Catholics see a familiar political divide in Pope Leo XIV and his eldest brother

Pope Leo XIV departs from the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome May 25, 2025. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez)

Pope marks Laudato Si' anniversary, pledges prayers for China

A climate activist wears a protective mask during a protest June 8, 2023, while smoke and haze caused by wildfires in Canada pass through New York City.  Pope Francis' 2015 encyclical "Laudato Si' " has spurred many Catholics to advocate for care of all God's creation.  (OSV News/Reuters/Amr Alfiky)

For 10 years, Laudato Si' motivates grassroots Catholic climate activists

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