What to know about Pope Leo XIV's ancestry -- Pope Leo XIV made history as the first U.S.-born pontiff. It was recently revealed that he has Louisiana Creole ancestry. Jari Honora, a family historian at The Historic New Orleans Collection, made the discovery and joins "CBS Mornings Plus" for more. -- May 26

Pope Leo XIV made history as the first U.S.-born pontiff. It was recently revealed that he has Louisiana Creole ancestry. Jari Honora, a family historian at The Historic New Orleans Collection, made the discovery and joins "CBS Mornings Plus" for more.

CBS News - Top Stories - 2 minutes ago

Russia prefers Turkey over Trump-backed Pope Leo XIV as Ukraine truce talk host - .

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Pope Leo XIV meets with freshly crowned Italian soccer champions Napoli

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Russia prefers Turkey over Trump-backed Pope Leo XIV as Ukraine truce talk host

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POPE LEO XIV sends historic heartfelt Swahili message to Kenya and Africa - 'Asante kwa kuishi imani yenu..'

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Here's what a Franciscan University professor in Baton Rouge thinks of Pope Leo XIV

The Advocate - Entertainment - 1 hour ago

Pope Leo XIV casts doubt on which soccer club he supports during audience with Napoli

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Napoli or Roma: Which Italian soccer club does Pope Leo XIV support?

Chicago Tribune - Sports - 2 hours ago

Pope Leo XIV is the first member of the Order of St. Augustine to be elected pope – but who are the Augustinians? -- Joanne M. Pierce, College of the Holy Cross

The Conversation - US News - 4 hours ago

Pope Leo XIV casts doubt on which soccer club he supports during audience with Italian champ Napoli

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From Middle Ages to modern war: Pope as preeminent peacemaker

Washington Examiner - Top Stories - 5 hours ago

Pope Leo XIV declares 'I am Roman!' as he completes formalities to become bishop of Rome

Washington Examiner - Top Stories - 15 hours ago

Can Pope Leo remain a U.S. citizen now that he's a foreign head of state?

Pope Leo XIV’s election as the first American to lead the Catholic Church elevated him to the rare position of being a U.S. citizen who is also a foreign head of state

Los Angeles Times - US News - 16 hours ago

Pope Leo XIV Prays for Chinese Christians to Be 'Strong and Joyful' amid Persecution

Breitbart - World - 1 day ago

'I am Roman,' Pope Leo says, as he becomes the bishop of Rome

NPR - World - 1 day ago

Rules behind Pope Leo remaining a US citizen now he's head of state

Other US citizens have served as foreign heads of state

Independent UK - US News - 1 day ago

Artist Caravaggio's faith shines at churches run by Pope Leo XIV's order and in new exhibit

Art historians and clergy are highlighting the connections between religious belief and Caravaggio's "chiaroscuro."

NBC News - World - 2 days ago

Ollie Pope eager to prove he is better equipped to deal with Australia and India

Independent UK - Sports - 2 days ago

As Pope Leo's record faces scrutiny, abuse victims say he helped when others didn't

Pope Leo XIV's record handling sex abuse cases while he was an Augustinian superior and bishop in Peru has come under renewed scrutiny since his election May 8.

Los Angeles Times - World - 2 days ago

Why 'da pope's' Chicago accent is so comforting to U.S. Catholics

Chicago Sun-Times - Top Stories - 3 days ago

Pope's legacy tied to race, Chicago's Black community

Pope Leo XIV's background tells the story of complicated racial identities in the U.S., multiculturalism and Black Catholics in Chicago.

Chicago Sun-Times - Opinion - 4 days ago

President Trump, Pope Leo: 2 Americans, 2 worldviews

Christian Science Monitor - Top Stories - 4 days ago

President Trump, Pope Leo: 2 Americans, 2 worldviews -- The two most powerful Americans, Donald Trump and Pope Leo, have very different worldviews. How will each wield his influence, and to what purpose?

Christian Science Monitor - World - 4 days ago

Pope childhood home up for sale to the highest bidder, but there's a snag

Pope Leo XIV’s childhood home is being put up for auction, but the Village of Dolton in Illinois is looking at ways to become its new owner.

Fox News - Business - 5 days ago

A good marriage helped bring a good pope

Washington Examiner - Opinion - 5 days ago

Survivors of clergy sexual abuse turn up calls for reforms from new pope's American hometown

The Columbian - Top Stories - 5 days ago

J.D. Vance, the Pope, and Internet Inside Jokes -- ICYMI

Slate - Entertainment - 5 days ago

Will Pope Leo XIV reverse the anti-American vibe from the last pope?

Fox News - Opinion - 5 days ago

The Fraught Relationship Between a Pope and His Home

The Atlantic - Opinion - 6 days ago

Pope Leo Is the Taylor Swift of Catholicism -- ICYMI

Slate - Entertainment - 6 days ago

19th-century Catholic teachings, 21st-century tech: How concerns about AI guided Pope Leo's choice of name -- Nathan Schneider, University of Colorado Boulder

The Conversation - US News - 6 days ago

Photos from Vatican City of the installation of Pope Leo XIV

Chicago Tribune - Top Stories - 6 days ago

Should you give pocket money to your children? Conor Pope and Rachel O'Dwyer debate

The average amount given to children in Ireland has risen 86%, a survey found. Is this a good use of parents’ funds?

Irish Times - Opinion - 7 days ago

White Sox unveil a graphic installation honoring Pope Leo XIV and his World Series appearance

AP News - Sports - 7 days ago

There's an American pope, and he's just like us. At least, we really, really want him to be

Popes -- they’re just like us? Not exactly, but you wouldn’t know that by the American fanfare surrounding the newly minted Pope Leo XIV.

AP News - Top Stories - 7 days ago

Pope Leo XIV leads first mass

UPI - World - 8 days ago

What are Pope Leo XIV's key views? From abortion to LGBT rights

A trailblazer in his own right already, what do we know about Pope Leo XIV’s key views so far? And does he plan on paving a new path for the Catholic church?

Evening Standard - World - 8 days ago

Iran's cultural heritage min. meets Pope Leo XIV in Vatican

Mehr News Agency - Entertainment - 8 days ago

Pope Leo greets JD Vance and other world leaders at inauguration Mass

Following Pope Leo XIV ’s inaugural Mass on Sunday morning in St. Peter’s Square and Basilica, the pontiff greeted government representatives, royalty and religious delegations.

AP News - World - 8 days ago

Tears, prayers in St. Peter's Square as Augustinian from Chicago is installed as Pope Leo XIV

“It’s just remarkable to see someone I know as the pope,” said the Rev. Joe Roccasalva, an Augustinian priest who grew up in Beverly on the South Side.

Chicago Sun-Times - US News - 8 days ago

How Pope Leo Will Approach Climate Change Is Unclear, But the Vibe Is Positive

Mother Jones - Environment - 8 days ago

IN PICTURES: Pope Leo XIV addresses 150,000 faithful in inaugural Mass

Photo collection shows pontiff greeting nearly 150,000 faithful and world leaders at Vatican ceremony

Fox News - US News - 8 days ago

Pope Leo's Florida brother says there's no one better for the job

Tampa Bay Times - World - 9 days ago

Pope Leo XIV, born in Chicago, is installed as first pope from the U.S.

The former Cardinal Robert Prevost vowed to work for unity. “I think he will inspire,” said Susan Hanssen, a professor who was born in Chicago and just arrived in Rome to teach.

Chicago Sun-Times - US News - 9 days ago

Pope Leo XIV vows to work for unity, peace during inaugural mass

Pope Leo XIV spoke in front of 200,000 people during his inaugural mass on Sunday, speaking on messages of unity and those suffering due to war.

Fox News - US News - 9 days ago

Pope Leo greets thousands from popemobile ahead of inauguration

The popemobile procession — now a hallmark of modern papacies — made its way up and down Via della Conciliazione before Pope Leo entered St Peter’s Basilica to begin the solemn rite

Evening Standard - World - 9 days ago

Pope Leo XIV 'exudes kindness,' say Chicago religious leaders attending his installation in Rome

Chicago Sun-Times - US News - 9 days ago

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 says that the Vatican can be a venue for Russia-Ukraine peace talks.

AP News - World - 10 days ago

'Pray for the new pope Americano': Italians warm to Chicago-born Pope Leo as merch hits Rome streets

Chicago Sun-Times - US News - 10 days ago

An American papacy: The Catholic Church didn't choose Pope Leo XIV to battle Trump

Washington Examiner - Top Stories - 11 days ago

Chicago saw a boost in tourism last year. Will the pope be a blessing in 2025?

Chicago Tribune - Entertainment - 11 days ago

Pope Leo XIV's link to Haiti is part of a broader American story of race, citizenship and migration -- Chelsea Stieber, Tulane University

The Conversation - US News - 12 days ago

Pope Francis drew inspiration from Latin American church and its martyrs – leaving a legacy for Pope Leo -- Elizabeth O'Donnell Gandolfo, Wake Forest University

The Conversation - US News - 12 days ago

What Pope Leo XIV's coat of arms and motto reveal about his dedication to the ideals of St. Augustine − an art historian explains -- Virginia Raguin, College of the Holy Cross

The Conversation - US News - 12 days ago

Jannik Sinner among first to be granted an audience with Pope Leo as world No 1 shares joke with keen tennis fan during visit to the Vatican

Daily Mail - Sports - 12 days ago

Freedom and Otherness: Chinese Catholics and the American pope

AsiaNews.it - Top Stories - 13 days ago

'The pope is Peruvian!' How 2 decades in South America shaped the vision of Pope Leo XIV -- Matthew Casey-Pariseault, Arizona State University

The Conversation - US News - 13 days ago

No matter who the next pope is, U.S. Catholics stand 'at a crossroads' -- The Conversation U.S. asked Maureen Day, a researcher at the University of Southern California who has written several books about the contemporary church, to explain what Catholicism looks like in the United States.

UPI - Opinion - 14 days ago

Please, God, a pope younger than me

Fox News - Opinion - 14 days ago

New pope chose his name based on AI's threats to "human dignity"

Pope Leo XIV warns AI could threaten workers as industrial revolution did in the 1800s.

Ars Technica - Business - 14 days ago

What does the Pope do, anyway? By - Stephanie Pappas, Kristina Killgrove - last updated - 8 May 25 - New pope's schedule will be 'exhausting.'

Live Science - Top Stories - 15 days ago

The missionary Pope: a face to be discovered each day

AsiaNews.it - Top Stories - 16 days ago

Read more about Pope Leo XIV and Francis' legacy

The Conversation - US News - 16 days ago

Pope Leo XIV lays out his vision and identifies AI as a main challenge for humanity

Tampa Bay Times - World - 17 days ago

Pope Leo identifies AI as main challenge in first meeting with cardinals

New pontiff sets out vision, pledging to continue ‘precious legacy’ of predecessor Pope Francis.

Aljazeera - Science - 17 days ago

Pope Leo XIV

News on Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost, who became the first pope from the United States.

Chicago Sun-Times - Top Stories - 17 days ago

Take a Look at Humble Chicago House Where Pope Leo XIV Grew Up

Pope Leo XIV was raised in a humble brick house on Chicago's South Side. The 3-bedroom cottage has just been renovated, and is on the market for $199,000.

Inside Edition - US News - 17 days ago

American Cardinals Describe Emotional Moment Pope Leo XIV Was Chosen

New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan told Inside Edition about the emotional moment inside the secret conclave when the first U.S.-born pope in history was elected.

Inside Edition - US News - 17 days ago

Haiti expresses hope for peace and justice under Pope Leo XIV

Dominican Today - World - 17 days ago

'DA POPE!' Leo XIV's Chicago roots unleash spate of holy humor

A Chicago-born cardinal walks into a conclave. The rest of the joke tells itself. In the breathless day since Pope Leo XIV’s election as the first American pontiff, the memes, doctored images and tongue-in-cheek references have piled up deeper than Chicago’s pizza and more loaded than its hot dog.

AP News - Weird - 17 days ago

A 2012 video shows comments from new pope that disappoint LGBTQ activists

AP News - US News - 17 days ago

The online world goes wild for Pope Leo XIV

Evening Standard - Opinion - 18 days ago

Robert Francis Prevost Is New Pope, Takes Papal Name Pope Leo XIV

Cardinal Robert Prevost, a long-time missionary in Latin America, was elected as the surprise choice to be the new leader of the Catholic Church on Thursday, becoming the first U.S. pope and taking the name Leo XIV.

NDTV - Top Stories - 18 days ago

Pope Leo's challenge: How to build unity in a fragmenting world -- Pope Leo XIV is the first pope born in the United States, but his Peruvian nationality bridges North and South America. His first message, delivered in three languages, was one of peace and unity.

Christian Science Monitor - Entertainment - 18 days ago

Why 'Leo'? New pope shows support for workers, labor unions

Los Angeles Times - World - 18 days ago

Gaza's Christians Confident New Pope Will Give Importance to Enclave's Peace

Haaretz - World - 18 days ago

Prevost: a missionary pope in Peru, in the name of Saint Augustine

AsiaNews.it - Top Stories - 18 days ago

Meet Robert Prevost, the first-ever pope born in the US

Business Insider - US News - 18 days ago

Cardinal Robert Prevost, with deep ties to Peru, elected Pope León XIV

Dominican Today - World - 18 days ago

White Smoke Billows From Sistine Chapel, Signalling New Pope Elected

NDTV - Top Stories - 19 days ago

What the Next Pope Can Learn From Francis: A Muslim's Reflection | Opinion

May the next pope walk the path Francis helped illuminate—with humility, courage, and the conviction that faith must always serve justice.

Newsweek - Opinion - 20 days ago

The Next Pope Should Heal Divides in the Catholic Church | Opinion

Deepening unity among Catholics will be the greatest challenge facing the next pope, who will be elected as early as Wednesday.

Newsweek - Opinion - 20 days ago

Trump pokes hornet's nest with AI pope image amid Vatican mourning

President Donald Trump sparked controversy by posting an AI-generated image of himself dressed as the pope, amid the ongoing mourning for Pope Francis and...

Daily Sabah - World - 23 days ago

PHOTOS: Pope Francis' image is everywhere as the Catholic faithful mourn him with art and thanks

Boston Herald - Top Stories - 1 month ago

Mauro Magliani/Getty Images - Piercing the Shadows of the Pope's Favorite Painting - Caravaggio was an artist of rare directness. Our critic Jason Farago shows you what Pope Francis may have seen in the painter's works.

New York Times - Top Stories - 1 month ago

Pope Francis's Jewish friends reflect on legacy of dialogue and dissonance

YNET News - Top Stories - 1 month ago

Girl Who Was Declared Cancer-Free a Year After Meeting Pope Speaks Out

Inside Edition - Health - 1 month ago

The pope who brought the world closer and let Israel down

YNET News - Top Stories - 1 month ago

Caribbean leaders and citizens recognise Pope Francis' groundbreaking work

During his 12-year papacy, Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1936, gradually won over the hearts and minds of Catholics and non-Catholics alike.

Global Voices - Environment - 1 month ago

'I'm still alive': Pope Francis returns to Vatican after illness

High Pontiff returns home after 38-day pneumonia fight, faces fragile recovery after doctors urge a prolonged healing for 88-year-old Catholic leader

YNET News - World - 2 months ago

Pope Francis' death 'could fulfil Saint's 900-year-old prophecy' – and spark armageddon -- EXCLUSIVE: Pope Francis is said to be in "critical but stable condition" but his eventual death...

Daily Express - Weird - 3 months ago

Pope Francis baptizes 21 babies in annual ceremony at the Sistine Chapel

Washington Times - World - 4 months ago

Pope asks aide to deliver his annual foreign policy address, tells ambassadors he's battling a cold

Washington Times - Top Stories - 4 months ago

Pope Benedict XVI Has Died At 95

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We Spoke To The Guy Who Created The Viral AI Image Of The Pope That Fooled The World

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