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Pope Leo’s personal trainer reveals shock at learning client became next pontiff
An Italian personal trainer has spoken of his shock after learning his client for two years had been elected to lead the ...
Vatican could be a venue for Russia-Ukraine talks, Rubio says, after pope renews an offer to help
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Saturday that the Vatican could be a venue for Russia-Ukraine peace talks, taking up ...
Pope Leo XIV affirms family is based on union between a man and a woman, unborn has inherent dignity
Pope Leo XIV has affirmed core Catholic teaching on marriage and the unborn in his first meeting with the ambassadors ...
How a working-class Chicago suburb and a tight-knit Catholic parish shaped the first American pope
In one of Chicago’s south suburbs, while other boys were playing cops and robbers, the future Pope Leo XIV would pretend to ...
Pope Leo XIV's official portrait has been released
Pope Leo's official portrait has been released. In just three hours, the post was shared over 4,700 times and liked 1,200 ...
From Chicago to Châteauneuf-du-Pape: What does a pope's hometown reveal?
From Polish pilgrimage trails to French vineyards, the places popes come from often gain new meaning. With the announcement ...
Pope Leo urges respect for migrants, challenging Trump views
U.S.-born Pope Leo XIV, in his first address to world diplomats, said on Friday that the dignity of migrants had to be ...
Those who’ve worked with Pope Leo XIV are optimistic he’ll elevate women’s roles — with limits
Before becoming Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Robert Prevost presided over one of the most revolutionary reforms of Pope Francis’ ...
Chicagoans journey to Rome to celebrate hometown Pope Leo XIV at formal papal installation
The Vatican was already crowded with tourists and pilgrims on Saturday, but tens of thousands are expected on Sunday, and ...