A group from Gary United Methodist Church in Wheaton witnessed the announcement and inaugural address of Pope Leo XIV, on May 8, 2025, while on their tour of Rome. (Pastor Daniel Cochran ...

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The link between the papacy and the sporting world looks set to continue under Pope Leo XIV. The media quickly noted that soccer aficionado Francis had been succeeded by an amateur tennis player ...

Pope Leo XIV, the newly elected pontiff, must answer to at least one more higher power: the IRS. The United States generally requires all citizens to file an annual tax return, even those who live ...

While President Trump welcomed the U.S.-born cardinal as the new pope, top Trump allies criticized Leo XIV for his similarities to Pope Francis. By Tim Balk When Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost ...

These are some blessed bobbleheads. Two Pope Leo bobbleheads were unveiled Friday by the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum. The limited-edition papal creations are on presale for $30 ...

Vatican City — Pope Leo XIV says he chose his papal name as a nod to the Catholic Church‘s last Leo, who stood as a source of stability and guidance during the industrial revolution.

Pope Leo XIV made a surprise visit Saturday to a sanctuary south of Rome that is dedicated to the Madonna and of significance to his Augustinian order. Townspeople of Genazzano gathered in the ...

Louis said he talks to Robert Prevost weekly — often catching him in the middle of watching soccer games. But he hadn’t yet connected with him since Thursday, when “Rob” became Pope Leo XIV.

Newly elected as pope, Robert Prevost has chosen Leo XIV as his papal name. No pope has been named Leo since the early 1900s. The most recent, Pope Leo XIII, served as supreme pontiff from 1878 to ...

Pope Leo XIV’s maternal grandparents were black or mixed and of Creole descent, moving from New Orleans to Chicago at the turn of the 20th century, reports said Friday. “The family were free ...

A viral clip from the 2005 World Series has revealed Pope Leo XIV, then Father Robert Prevost, as a White Sox fan. The footage shows him in the stands, confirming his lifelong allegiance to the ...