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Media positions Pope Leo XIV as potential 'counterweight' to Trump
Members of the media floated the notion that Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope, will serve as a counterbalance to President Donald Trump.
Pope Leo XIV just took the top job in the Catholic Church—and the role comes with a $33,000-a-month paycheck
The first American pope could earn just as much as a U.S. president, but he’ll also enjoy a gilded palace complete with free ...
How World Leaders Are Reacting to Pope Leo
Political figures around the world have congratulated Robert Francis Prevost, now known as Pope Leo XIV, after his election ...
Pope Leo Reopens Apartment That’s Been Sealed Since Francis’ Death, Even Though He Never Lived There
Pope Leo XIV has broken the seal on the papal apartments, marking one of his first major symbolic moments as pontiff ...
Pope Leo promises to have an ‘an active social media presence’ after using his old account to criticize Trump policies
The Catholic Church announced that Pope Leo XIV will not just lead the world's Catholics –  he will also be a dedicated ...
Trump and Pope Leo are now Earth’s most powerful Americans. They lead in different roles and realms.
The contrast between President Trump and Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV couldn’t be more stark, politically, personally, or in ...
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Pope Leo XIV urges release of imprisoned journalists, affirms gift of free speech and press
The 69-year-old Augustinian missionary, elected in a 24-hour conclave last week, called for journalists to use words for ...
Catholic News Agency21h
‘I wanted so much to come here’: Pope Leo visits Marian shrine outside of Rome
The sanctuary is run by the religious of the Order of St. Augustine and “houses an ancient image of the Virgin, dear to the ...