We can offer our own form of papal indulgence for Pope Leo's baseball inclinations. Under church teaching, this is a personal ...

About two-thirds of American Catholics have a “very” or “somewhat” favorable view of Pope Leo, according to the new survey ...

Along political party lines, roughly half of US Democrats view Pope Leo favorably, along with some 4 in 10 Republicans and ...

By Elisabetta Povoledo Reporting from Vatican City Pope Leo XIV called on Wednesday for humanitarian ... Since then, he has used several public appearances to call attention to the humanitarian ...

On May 8, just days after his election, Pope Leo XIV sent a remarkable signal to the ... notably during the pontificate of Pope Francis, whose public criticism of Israel’s actions during the ...

VATICAN CITY — Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV called for humanitarian aid to ... specially constructed so the pontiff can be visible for public appearances while still protected.

has stepped in to buy the modest house where Pope Leo XIV spent some of his childhood ... to allow the home to be viewed and visited by the public as a historic site.” It’s the latest ...

Pope Leo XIV has experience in both first- and third-world countries, and is the first pope from the U.S. The new pope is expected to address challenges such as the priest shortage, women's roles ...

On May 12, 2025, newly elected Pope Leo XIV addressed the international press ... but by quiet exclusion, public rebuke, and the steady erosion of press freedom. Pope Leo’s speech offered ...

Just over two weeks earlier, white smoke had risen over St. Peter’s Square in Rome, announcing the election of Cardinal Robert Prevost as Pope Leo XIV. Shortly after, the Kyiv Independent ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV declared himself a Roman on Sunday ... The city underwent two years of traffic-clogging public works projects to prepare and expects to welcome upward of 30 million ...