Pope Leo XIV sent a message to the United States on Monday after addressing the crowds in St. Peter's Square in the Vatican City over the weekend. By Chloe Mayer On 5/13/25 at 4:09 AM EDT.

Leo, when asked to comment on Trump’s remarks, said in a statement Friday: “I’m very grateful for President Trump transforming the Federal Courts, and it was a privilege being involved.

Leo is thus a fitting name for a pope to bear in our current age of imperial decline. It is a reminder that our faith rises above contemporary politics and above temporal authority.

Pope Leo XIV met with faith leaders at the Vatican on Monday, emphasizing his commitment to continue Pope Francis’ legacy on synodality in relation to ecumenical dialogue.

Pope Leo XIV smiles to the audience as he arrives in the Popemobile ahead of the Inauguration Mass of Pope Leo XIV in St Peter's Square on May 18, 2025. Getty Images New Pope Leo XIV used one of ...

Pope Leo XIV, the first American leader of the Catholic Church, called for peace in Gaza and Ukraine at his inaugural mass.

An open-topped popemobile carrying Pope Leo XIV drove through St Peter's Square at the Vatican on Sunday morning, ahead of his inaugural mass.

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Leo, the first American pope, also called for reviving multilateral diplomacy and promoting dialogue between religions in the search for peace, in his first meeting with the Vatican diplomatic corps.

The owner of Pope Leo XIV’s boyhood home in Dolton has put it up for auction in June, with a minimum asking price of $250,000.. Homer Glen-based home rehabber Pawel Radzik paid $66,000 last year ...

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