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Can Leo XIV help the Swiss Church out of its crisis?

The small Swiss Church is complicated. Can Leo work it out?

Luke Coppen
May 26, 2025
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In September 2023, the Catholic Church in Switzerland was plunged into a crisis from which it has yet to emerge. Could a new pope help Swiss Catholics to find a way out?

The Swiss Abbey of Saint-Maurice d’Agaune. Jean Housen/wikimedia CC BY SA 4.0.

The turmoil began when the Swiss bishops’ conference confirmed that the Vatican had authorized a preliminary…

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