Pope Francis

Harry Styles caught a piece of history when he saw the new pope being announced last year — but it wasn’t planned. In May 2025, Styles was spotted among the thousands of people who gathered at St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City as Pope Leo XIV was declared Pope Francis’…

RNS) — His hit song ‘Total Praise’ was included in the group Destiny’s Child’s  a capella “Gospel Medley,” performed by a cantor at New York’s Carnegie Hall and sung by a choir when President Barack Obama welcomed Pope Francis to the White House. The post Richard Smallwood...Read More

RNS) — Those remembered this year also include authors, influencers and other leaders who shaped religion around the world. The post Faith leaders who died in 2025: Pope Francis, theologians and activists appeared first on RNS...Read More

You don't have permission to access the page you requested. What is this page? The website you are visiting is protected. For security reasons this page cannot be displayed. Read More

The comments are one of the clearest yet in revealing the philosophy of the US pope, who was elected head of the world's Catholics in May following the death of Pope Francis. The post I won’t be ‘bystander’ to human rights abuses, Pope Leo declares appeared first on Vanguard News...Read More

Pope Leo XIV has taken his biggest step yet to correct one of Pope Francis’ more problematic financial moves By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press December 5, 2025, 5:33 AM ROME -- ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV has taken his biggest step yet to correct one of Pope Francis’ more…

Jerusalem Post / Christian World Pope Francis' popemobile turned into mobile clinic for Gaza children "We're pleased that we have here a serious contribution towards the healthcare of children in Gaza," Caritas Secretary-General Alistair Dutton told a press conference in Bethlehem. A Palestinian works on the Vehicle of Hope, the…

Stephen Colbert didn’t get the opportunity to interview Pope Francis before the latter’s death in April, but he does have his sights set on another agent of the papacy: Pope Leo XIV. As he put it, the Pope could travel to Chicago and the pair could “get some deep dish”…

(RNS) — In his first speech from the loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica, the newly elected Pope Leo XIV took the opportunity to endorse synodality, signaling that this cornerstone theological idea of Pope Francis’ papacy would continue to guide the Catholic Church. With Leo’s backing, Catholic leaders in the pope’s…

VATICAN CITY — A group of 48 transgender women attended a major Vatican event on Sunday with Pope Leo XIV, continuing a tradition that began under his predecessor of inviting members of the LGBTQ+ community to the church’s annual “lunch for the poor.” Read More