News

Pope Leo XIV holds first press conference, affirms 'gift of free speech'
Pope Leo XIV held his first public audience with members of the media, saying the church stood in solidarity with them for ...
Pope Leo Seeks to Balance Francis’ Inclusive Approach With Tradition
Pope Leo XIV’s first signals about the style and substance of his pontificate show why he won such broad assent at the ...
Pope Leo XIV Calls for News Media to Shun Divisive Language
In his first audience with the press, the pontiff renewed his support for a more peaceful world and quoted his predecessor, ...
A bridge builder and quiet reformer. How Pope Leo will lead the Catholic Church
I met the man who would become Pope Leo XIV in October 2023. We were standing outside the Vatican’s Synod Hall, and from my ...
How Chicago Shaped Pope Leo XIV
He is a man formed by his experience in the church of Chicago, especially the south side,’ writes Mark Francis, CSV.
Pope Leo tells media to shun divisions, urges release of jailed reporters
Pope Leo XIV, in his first address to the media, on Monday, urged journalists to focus on reporting the truth instead of ...
Pope calls for journalists to be released from prison
Pope Leo XIV has called for the release of imprisoned journalists in his first address to members of the media at the Vatican ...
How Pope Leo XIV may lead church and navigate an increasingly vocal Catholic right in US
The historic election of Pope Leo XIV as the first U.S.-born pope is already upending an earlier calculus about U.S.
Whoops, waves, tears: Faithful react to Pope Leo’s first Sunday blessing in St. Peter’s Square
Tens of thousands of faithful Catholics gathered in St. Peter’s Square to watch Pope Leo XIV deliver the first Sunday ...
Watch live as Pope Leo XIV to give first news conference
Pope Leo XIV is set to give the first news conference of his pontificate, a day after his inaugural Sunday address.
New Pope effect: Bettors are flocking toward Bears, Cubs, Villanova title odds
There wasn’t much faith at BetMGM that Robert Francis Prevost would be selected as the new Pope — less than 1 percent of the ...
Megyn Kelly defends Pope Leo XIV’s past anti-Trump tweets
During her show on Friday, the conservative podcast host said she wasn’t surprised that the new pope had disapproved of ...