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Pope Leo XIV meets with U.S. Ambassador to to the Holy See Brian Burch and his wife, Sara, and their children, in the ambassador's residence in Rome, Italy, on July 4, 2026. (Credit: U.S. State Department.)

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Pope Leo XIV closes the extraordinary consistory in the Vatican on June 27, 2026. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

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Pope Leo XIV waves as he leaves Pavia’s Cathedral, northern Italy, Saturday, June 20, 2026. (Credit: Antonio Calanni/AP.)

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Worshippers receive communion during a Mass in the crypt of the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, Spain, on Friday, May 15, 2026. (Credit: Emilio Morenatti/AP.)

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Pope Leo XIV presides over a Mass marking the Catholic feast of Corpus Christi at Plaza de Cibeles in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, June 7, 2026, on the second day of his seven-day apostolic visit to mainland Spain and the Canary Islands. (Credit: Manu Fernandez/AP.)

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