“Could you imagine being known as the woman who hung up on the pope?” Rev. Tom McCarthy said to the audience after telling the story Simone Risoluti - Vatican Media via Vatican Pool/Getty Pope Leo isn ...

Pope Leo has dismissed the latest criticisms from President Donald Trump, saying neither he nor the Catholic church supports nuclear weapons, and that any critics should speak “truthfully”. The ...

Dealing with customer service can be a cross to bear, even for the pope. Pope Leo XIV ran into trouble when he called his bank's customer service line last year, his longtime friend the Rev. Tom ...

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Social media has been abuzz with claims about Pope Leo XIV since he became leader of the Roman Catholic Church in May 2025. Below is a collection of 18 rumors involving Leo that we've investigated.

The project aims to expand clean water access in rural El Salvador, supporting efforts to improve health in vulnerable communities Bishop Constantino Barrera of Sonsonate (left), Archbishop Luigi ...

Pope Leo XIV said Saturday that remarks he made this week in which he said the "world is being ravaged by a handful of tyrants" were not directed at President Donald Trump, a report said. The pope, ...

Pope Leo XIV on Saturday said any debate with President Trump amid their recent back-and-forth is “not in my interest at all.” The pope was aboard his plane headed to Angola when he referred to ...

For seven decades American presidents, including even hawkish Republican ones, have shared key priorities with Catholic popes. In the 1980s, Ronald Reagan and John Paul II developed a coordinated ...

Pope Leo responded directly on Monday to a presidential attack. But since then, he said, some of his statements during his Africa trip have been misconstrued. By Motoko Rich Reporting from aboard the ...

Pope Leo XIV has presided over his largest Mass during his trip to Africa, with more than 100,000 people turning out for a liturgy in Douala, Cameroon. A sprawling crowd, which local authorities ...

In the 1950s the Catholic Bishop Fulton J. Sheen had a half-hour prime-time TV show on Tuesday nights called “Life Is Worth Living.” It addressed the issues of the day through the lens of Catholic ...