This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Leo embarks on his first international trip since becoming pontiff, with visits this week to Turkey and Lebanon.

Pope Leo XIV rejected the idea that he or the Catholic Church supports "open borders," but nonetheless agreed with Catholic bishops that the United States is not treating immigrants properly. As he ...

The Vatican shared the spotlight with Hollywood on Saturday as Pope Leo XIV hosted dozens of stars, including Cate Blanchett, Spike Lee and Monica Bellucci for a special audience celebrating the power ...

The minute sports fans found out there was a new American pope and he’d been born in Chicago, every American sports fan had one thought: was he a Cubs or White Sox fan? Soon, news emerged that he was ...

Pope Leo XIV has made his first visit to a mosque since his election, and while he removed his shoes as a sign of respect, he did not appear to pray. On Saturday, Leo went to the Blue Mosque in ...

BEIRUT — Pope Leo XIV challenged Lebanon’s political leaders on Sunday to be true peacemakers and put their differences aside, as he sought to give Lebanon’s long-suffering people a message of hope ...

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Pope Leo XIV begins a six-day visit to Turkey and Lebanon on Thursday, his first foreign trip since his election and one on which he’s expected to emphasize key themes of his fledgling pontificate – ...

The pope appeared via a video link at the National Catholic Youth Conference on Friday, Nov. 21 Simone Risoluti - Vatican Media via Vatican Pool/Getty Pope Leo XIV shared some words of wisdom with ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Pope Leo XIV addressed Artificial Intelligence, polarization and spiritual questions during a live event on Friday (Nov. 21), broadcast to over 16,000 U.S. Catholic teenagers ...

INDIANAPOLIS — On Friday, Lucas Oil Stadium was transformed into what felt like a large-scale mass. Sixteen thousand people welcomed Pope Leo XIV virtually. The Pope was unveiled to the crowd while ...

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Pope Leo XIV encouraged Turkey to be a source of stability and dialogue in a world riven by conflict, as he opened his first foreign trip as pope on Thursday with a plea for ...