The pope conveyed the message as President Trump escalated his deportation campaign, including in Chicago, the pope’s hometown. By Elizabeth Dias and Elisabetta Povoledo In his nascent papacy, Pope ...

Pope Leo XIV enjoyed rapturous support from his fellow American Catholics when he was elevated last spring, but his latest comments on abortion and immigration are revealing a rift with conservatives ...

Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said Wednesday he felt “overwhelmed” after he received support from the Catholic Church’s new pontiff and Chicago native, Pope Leo XIV, following recent criticism for his ...

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Leo initially impressed conservative Catholics after his election in May as he embraced traditions shunned by his predecessor Pope Francis and steered clear of hot button ...

Pope Leo XIV attends the International conference “Raising Hope for Climate Justice”, in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025. (Credit: Alessandra Tarantino, AP.) ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV ...

ROME -- Pope Leo XIV took aim Wednesday at skeptics who "ridicule those who speak of global warming," as he strongly embraced Pope Francis' environmental legacy and made it his own in some of his ...

Pope Leo XIV called President Trump’s Gaza peace plan “realistic” when talking to reporters Tuesday. “So far it seems a realistic proposal,” the pope said, according to Vatican News, also saying he ...

In his first major climate speech, Pope Leo XIV renewed the Vatican’s vow to remain at the forefront of the movement to halt global warming. “We must shift from collecting data to caring, and from ...

Pope Leo XIV once said, "Trump is not a savior; he is a mirror-reflecting your hatred, anger, and fear. He could have walked the path of light and hope, but instead he chose the road of darkness, ...

Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday said the U.S. Department of Defense secretary’s way of speaking about war is “worrying.” Addressing an audience of military brass summoned to Virginia, Defense Secretary Pete ...

A rumor that circulated online in September 2025 claimed a video featured an audio recording of Pope Leo XIV issuing a stark warning from God about the dangers of idolizing U.S. President Donald Trump ...

ROME – Channeling his inner Pope Benedict XVI, Pope Leo met a “Working Group on Intercultural and Interreligious Dialogue” yesterday sponsored by the European Parliament and extolled what he called ...