4 h. ago Pope Leo related to Madonna, Justin Bieber and Justin Trudeau

Family comes in all shapes and forms — just ask Pope Leo XIV. It’s safe to say that the unlikely pairing were not on your bingo card but it turns out, the pontiff and Madonna are “ninth cousins, various times removed,” Henry Louis Gates Jr., host of the PBS show Finding Your Roots, revealed in […]

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9 d. ago Pope criticizes political nationalism, prays for reconciliation and dialogue

Soon after becoming pope, Leo pledged to work for unity and peace.

Politics

3 w. ago Pope Leo XIV casts doubt on which Italian soccer club he supports during audience with Napoli

That Pope Leo XIV is a Chicago White Sox fan and likes to play tennis has already been established. The most pressing sports question for many locals inside the Vatican and surrounding Italy concerning the first American pope remains a mystery, though. Does Leo support an Italian soccer club? Leo cast doubt on the assumption […]

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3 w. ago The pontiff’s passport: Can the U.S. strip Pope Leo XIV of his citizenship?

State Department may 'actively review' the status of Americans who 'serve as a foreign head of state, foreign head of government, or foreign minister'

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4 w. ago JD Vance gives Pope Leo XIV an invitation from Trump to visit U.S.

ROME (AP) — U.S. Vice President JD Vance extended an invitation to Pope Leo XIV to visit the United States during a meeting at the Vatican on Monday ahead of a flurry of U.S.-led diplomatic efforts to make progress on a ceasefire in Russia’s war in Ukraine. Vance gave the first American pope a letter […]

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last month Mark Carney has brief audience with Pope Leo XIV after pontiff’s inaugural Vatican mass

Prime Minister's wife, Diana Fox Carney, and daughter Cleo, also met the Pope inside St. Peter’s Basilica

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last month Pope Leo XIV’s inaugural Mass is filled with symbolism. Here’s what you need to know

VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV ‘s inaugural Mass on Sunday morning in St. Peter’s Square and Basilica is a ritual filled with symbolism that connects back to Peter, Jesus’ apostle, and his special mission as head of the Catholic Church. No new role is conferred — the pontiff is already the head of the […]

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last month Mark Carney meets Pope Leo XIV after inaugural mass at the Vatican

After the mass, Prime Minister Mark Carney briefly met the Pope inside St. Peter's Basilica, alongside his wife and their daughter Cleo.

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last month Pope Leo XIV formally opens his pontificate with Mass in St. Peter’s Square before tens of thousands

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV officially opened his pontificate as history’s first American pope on Sunday, presiding over an inaugural Mass in St. Peter’s Square before tens of thousands of people, presidents, patriarchs and princes in a ceremony that blended ancient ritual, evocative symbols and a nod to modern-day celebrity. Leo launched the […]

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last month Pope Leo XIV says a Catholic Church united can be a global 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 pilgrims, presidents, patriarchs and princes. Leo officially opened his pontificate by taking […]

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