When Pope Leo XIV was elected, many people asked me about him. My response was that we would have to wait six months to a year before we really understand who he is. Four months after his election, in ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — On Sunday (Sept. 14), the Catholic news website Crux published excerpts of Pope Leo XIV’s first extended interview with any media outlet, giving the first look at his perspective ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pope Leo XIV greets the faithful as he arrives to lead his weekly general audience in St. Peter's square at the Vatican. Maria ...

Pope Leo XIV sits with Elise Allen, senior correspondent at Crux, for an interview at the pope’s residence inside the Vatican’s Palazzo Sant’Uffizio July 30, 2025. Credit: CNS photo/courtesy Crux Pope ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Highlighting his favorite thing about America, Pope Leo quickly turned to the country's historic "principles" of standing for ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV marveled at the “huge learning curve” he has taken on as pontiff and likened some aspects of the job to jumping “in on the deep end of the pool very quickly,” in excerpts of ...

(RNS) — When Pope Leo XIV was elected, many people asked me about him. My response was that we would have to wait six months to a year before we really understand who he is. Four months after his ...

(RNS) — Pope Leo XIV is not going to reject the reforms of Pope Francis, but neither is he going to quickly move beyond them. (RNS) — When Pope Leo XIV was elected, many people asked me about him. My ...

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