World May 25 Pope Leo XIV completes formalities to become bishop of Rome, declaring ‘I am Roman!’ One of the many titles that Leo assumed when he was elected May 8 was bishop of Rome. Given his responsibilities running the 1.4-billion strong universal Catholic Church, popes delegate the day-to-day governance of running of the diocese of Roman…
World May 19 JD Vance extends to Pope Leo XIV an invitation from Trump to visit U.S. Joining him at the meeting on Monday was Secretary of State Marco Rubio, also a Catholic.
World May 18 Pope Leo XIV vows to work for unity so that Catholic Church becomes symbol of peace Pope Leo XIV, history’s first American pope, vowed Sunday to work for unity so that the Catholic Church becomes a symbol of peace in the world, offering a message of communion during an inaugural Mass in St. Peter’s Square before an estimated 200,000…
World May 16 Pope Leo XIV says family is ‘between a man and a woman’ and asserts the dignity of the unborn 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.
World May 12 Conservatives are cautiously hopeful that Pope Leo XIV will restore rigor to the papacy Some conservatives and traditionalist Catholics are cautiously optimistic over the historic election of Pope Leo XIV.
World May 12 Pope Leo XIV calls for release of imprisoned journalists, affirms gift of free speech and press The 69-year-old Augustinian missionary, elected in a 24-hour conclave last week, called for journalists to use words for peace, to reject war and to give voice to the voiceless.
World May 10 Pope Leo XIV lays out vision for his papacy and identifies AI as a main challenge for humanity Pope Leo XIV laid out the vision of his papacy Saturday, identifying artificial intelligence as one of the most critical matters facing humanity and vowing to continue with some of the core priorities of Pope Francis.
World May 08 Pope Leo XIV had to overcome the taboo against a U.S. pontiff Pope Leo XIV had to overcome the taboo against a U.S. pope, given the geopolitical power already wielded by the United States in the secular sphere.
World May 08 New pope chosen, white smoke from Sistine Chapel signals White smoke poured from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel and the great bells of St. Peter's Basilica tolled Thursday after cardinals elected the 267th pope to lead the Catholic Church on the second day of their conclave.
World May 08 Cardinals hold more rounds of voting after first few papal conclave votes fall short Despite some disappointment, hopes were still high that a pope would be chosen quickly, perhaps as early as Thursday afternoon's fourth or fifth ballot.