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Pope Leo XIV leads a Holy mass for the beginning of his pontificate, in St Peter's square in The Vatican on May 18, 2025. The LGBT community celebrates gay pride day in Bogota, Colombia on July 4 ...

Pope Leo XIV paid respects at the tomb of Pope Francis on May 10, after signaling in a meeting with senior Church leaders he would continue his predecessor's legacy of reforms.

Pope Leo's stance on issues, from climate to LGBTQ+ to politics Pope Leo XIV is seen as a centrist who shares his predecessor's progressive views on certain social issues. Here's what we know so far.

When Pope Leo XIV summoned the leader of Opus Dei to see him, in one of his first official papal audiences, Vatican watchers immediately began to wonder what the meeting meant.

The historic election of Pope Leo XIV as the first U.S.-born pope is already upending an earlier calculus about U.S. conservative opposition to reform.

What Pope Leo XIV has said about LGBTQ+ people, immigration and abortion. After a little more than 24 hours of anticipation, the telltale white smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel on Thursday ...