Pope Leo XIV

Hegseth made the announcement in an interview with far-right podcaster Jack Posobiec aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln on Wednesday, which he’d visited to give a speech to the crew welcoming them home from their deployment to the Middle East

The American pope, in a post on X marking the World Day Against the Death Penalty, quoted the revised Catholic teaching on capital punishment ushered in by his predecessor, Pope Francis

Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) condemned Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s plans to livestream the firing squad execution Nidal Malik Hasan, the perpetrator of the 2009 Fort Hood mass shooting

The Pope is taking on Donald Trump over the risk to humanity from AI

Exhausted but exhilarated, supported by fellow pilgrims or leaning on walking sticks, thousands of Argentines arrived at the shrine of the Virgin of Luján on Sunday after a 60-kilometre pilgrimage from Buenos Aires, just over a month before Pope Leo XIV is due to visit the site

The White Sox took a 3-0 win on Saturday, but the best performances came from their pitching staff

Pope Leo XIV went on X this morning to call out AI slop, urging people to support human artists instead

But when it was released after a yearslong consultation, “The Joy of Love” immediately sparked controversy because it opened the door to letting civilly remarried Catholics receive Communion

It will be the first papal visit to Argentina in 38 years

He wrote at a time when French revolutionaries were renaming the months “Brumaire” and “Thermidor” according to “rational principles”, and banning religious festivals in favour of civic ones such as the “Cult of Reason”

Pope Leo attracts 700,000 people as he parades through Paris

Pope Leo calls assisted dying ‘false compassion’ during visit to shrine known for miraculous cures

The Vatican estimated attendance at 800,000, roughly 200,000 more people than had registered in advance

The 80,000 young people who packed the Stade de France in Saint-Denis on the night of Friday, September 25, were not celebrating Céline Dion, who had made the capital her home for a few nights

His appeal came seven months before France’s presidential election, with far-right candidate Marine Le Pen leading opinion polls for the National Rally and traditional parties struggling to hold voters after nearly a decade of Emmanuel Macron’s presidency

Nearly 8,000 of them — 2,500 inside the cathedral and 5,000 outside — came to enthusiastically welcome the head of the Catholic Church

Police clear bicycles and cordon off streets in Paris ahead of Pope Leo XIV’s visit and his planned walk through the capital

Pope Leo XIV signaled support on Friday for journalists targeted this week by the White House, adding a new dimension to the monthslong tensions between the pontiff and President Trump

As part of his trip to Europe, he's also set to address the continent's future and some of the challenges ahead

As part of his trip to Europe, he's also set to address the continent's future and some of the challenges ahead

European lawmakers this week called for the EU’s artificial intelligence regulations to hold American tech companies liable for the risks their most advanced models pose to humanity

Sheen, who died in 1979, was an enormously effective evangelist who in some ways pioneered televangelism with his 1950s television series, “Life is Worth Living.” Dressed in a cassock, cape and skullcap, he stood at a chalkboard and delivered moral and religious lessons into millions of U.S. households

Site near the Spanish border draws millions of pilgrims annually

More than 21,000 catechumens, those undergoing the period of preparation for baptism into the Christian Church, have been recorded so far in 2026

The town of Lourdes in southern France will be the second stop on Pope Leo XIV’s visit to the country, following his time in Paris

Around 150,000 people are expected to attend a mass led by the pontiff at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes on Sunday

When an ailing Pope John Paul II visited the French shrine at Lourdes in 2004, on his last foreign trip, he delivered a forceful condemnation of abortion and euthanasia as he gasped for air during Mass

Argentina is preparing what the government describes as the largest security operation in the country’s history for Pope Leo XIV’s November visit, with authorities expecting around seven million people to attend events in Buenos Aires, Córdoba and Luján

He is wearing white robes and there is a necklace of some kind hanging from his neck, but he covers the pendant at the bottom with his hand

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Peter’s Square on Sunday, he offered prayers for victims and those still affected by the tragedy

François Picard is pleased to welcome Richard Roeill, former New York Firefighter and 9/11 First Responder

The items have proved hugely popular, with some flying off the shelves quicker than shopkeepers can stock them

Leo unveiled the portrait before celebrating Mass with his fellow Augustinian brothers at the Sanctuary of Our Mother of Good Counsel in the medieval village of Genazzano south of Rome

Tom McCarthy, prior provincial of the Beverly-based Midwest Augustinians, met with the pope Wednesday and presented him with a gift box from the White Sox

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani is rocketing to national fame, becoming a popular figure among Democrats and seeing his approval surge to new highs

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Holy See Secretary for Relations with States Paul Gallagher held talks in Moscow on August 25, discussing the war in Ukraine, humanitarian issues and the importance of diplomacy

Addressing local authorities during a one-day visit to the world’s oldest surviving republic, Leo reflected on the legacy of Saints Marino and Leone, whom he credited with helping create a society rooted in freedom, mutual respect and community

The passenger boat went down on August 11 while en route from Kariba town to outlying fishing camps and lakeside settlements

In France, a 2021 report estimated 330,000 children had been sexually abused over 70 years by church personnel

The visit is especially significant because of Leo’s longstanding ties to Peru

Pope Leo downplays feud with Trump

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As AI threatens to upend the workforce, politicians across the ideological spectrum are converging on proposals to give the American people a stake in the AI boom

Leo’s comments on the war have put him at odds with the Trump administration, which began striking Iran in late February

UN warns against letting advanced AI systems dictate humanity’s direction

Pope Leo XIV began a summer vacation on Sunday, capping a whirlwind finale to the first half of 2026 in which he emerged as a powerful global statesman on issues from artificial intelligence to war and flexed decisive papal muscle to govern internal church problems

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Leaders from German Chancellor Friedrich Merz to India's PM Narendra Modi sent their well-wishes