Pope Francis

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

The Vatican is expected to soon announce that it will return a few dozen artifacts to Indigenous communities in Canada as part of its reckoning with the Catholic Church’s troubled role in helping suppress Indigenous culture in the Americas, officials said Wednesday. The items, including an Inuit kayak, are part…

ROME — Inside the frescoed nave of a church near the Colosseum, women in black veils and clean-cut young men listened in reverent silence to a largely forbidden rite: a Roman Catholic Mass in Latin. A celebrant in exquisite robes knelt with his back to the congregation, muttering in the…

October 17, 2025 / 10:13 AM EDT / CBS/AP The Catholic Church and Church of England will take a historic step on the path to unity next week when Britain's King Charles III and Pope Leo XIV pray together in the Sistine Chapel, officials said Friday. The two churches have…

(RNS) — When Pope Leo XIV was elected, many people asked me about him. My response was that we would have to wait six months to a year before we really understand who he is. Four months after his election, in an interview with Elise Ann Allen of Crux, Leo…