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Thomas Reese SJ

Thomas Reese SJ is a senior analyst at Religion News Service, and a former columnist at National Catholic Reporter, and a former editor-in-chief of the weekly Catholic magazine America.

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Pope Leo’s patience is a lesson in divine timing

One can find in Pope Leo XIV a model of divine patience: unhurried, listening, trusting the slow synodal process over any document, as with the recent Amoris Laetitia gathering.

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In secular France, Pope Leo won hearts with compassion

Pope Leo XIV's extraordinary welcome in officially secular France, drawing vast crowds, signals that both a now-welcoming church and a changed Europe are meeting a young generation's thirst for meaning.

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Author: Thomas Reese SJ

Pope Leo’s patience is a lesson in divine timing

In secular France, Pope Leo won hearts with compassion

Thomas Reese SJ

Pope Leo’s patience is a lesson in divine timing

In secular France, Pope Leo won hearts with compassion

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