At his first Mass on Sunday, the pope called for peace in ongoing conflicts, and wished Happy Mother's Day. Among the questions flying about the first Chicago-born pope was obviously where his ...

Pope Leo XIV earned his doctorate in canon law from Rome’s Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas, where his thesis on the leadership of the Augustinian order may give insight into how the ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) - Pope Leo's inauguration ceremony will offer yet another opportunity for U.S. and Ukrainian leaders to negotiate peace. VATICAN CITY (RNS) – Before becoming Pope Leo XIV ...

(photo: Zofia Czubak/EWTN News / EWTN) Hannah Brockhaus/CNA Vatican May 15, 2025 Pope Leo XIV earned his doctorate in canon law from Rome’s Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas ...

There’s plenty of opportunity for Pope Leo to utilize his massive new social media reach to be a Cool Pope: He’s not new to the social media game by any means. For years before securing the ...

A video authentically showed Pope Leo XIV condemning U.S. President Donald Trump’s immigration policies as "a blatant trampling on both the teachings of the church and the promises of the ...

Smaller than the Sistine — and not thronged by pilgrims and tourists — it is the official place for the pope’s prayers and Masses. Practically speaking, because there is a small chapel in ...

Pope Leo XIV watched the papal apartments get unsealed this weekend. His predecessor didn't live in the traditional apartments at the Vatican. It's unclear where the new pope will live ...

According to leading genealogists, Pope Leo’s family history reveals a deep and complex African American lineage, with roots stretching back to New Orleans and Haiti. "I looked into some of the ...

James Martin, an American Jesuit priest and the founder of Outreach, a prominent Catholic LGBTQ+ organization, told Salon that the new pope’s background in Latin America “means that he ...

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Conservative podcast host Megyn Kelly defended Pope Leo XIV’s controversial anti-Trump tweets, arguing that all Catholic leaders support “mass migration.” “There’s not going to be a pope ...