Just as Ronald Reagan and Pope John Paul II worked to defeat the USSR, Donald Trump and Pope Leo XIV can confront Putin’s Russia. In recent history, the most influential pope in global politics ...

Jacqueline Walker-Gray, 49, of Little Rock passed May 19, 2025. She was preceded in death by father, Charles E. Walker. Loving memories left to mother, Sharron Johnson; siblings, Justin Brooks ...

Not only is the newly elected pontiff the first North American to serve as head of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Leo is also the first from the Order of Saint Augustine, a tight-knit group of ...

Pope Leo XIV “is the man the church and the world need right now” and his greatest challenge, “the one he’ll carry most in his heart, is peace in the world.” That is what Cardinal Ángel ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Leo XIV spent several hours May 29 visiting the Borgo Laudato Si’ ecology project set up at the papal villa and farm in Castel Gandolfo, as well as the former papal ...

Pope Leo XIV’s election as the first U.S.-born leader of the Catholic Church elevated him to the extremely rare, and legally thorny, position of being an American citizen who now is also a ...

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Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Pope Leo XIV met Tuesday with freshly crowned ...

When Pope Leo XIV was elected pope, the assembled crowd reacted with joy but also with surprise: He was the first pope from the United States, and North America more broadly. Moreover, he was the ...

Pope Leo XIV waves upon his arrival at the Arch Basilica of St. John Lateran where he will presides over a Mass and takes possession of the Roman Cathedra, formalising his role as Bishop of Rome ...

“I think about corn dogs and hot dogs.” But now that Chicago can claim a pope, Izworska believes this papal association might improve the city’s image on the international scene. Maria ...

Vice President JD Vance had immigration, faith and American families on his mind after visiting the new pope. The Ohio native spoke to New York Times conservative columnist Ross Douthat for his ...