The Vatican is welcoming more than a thousand social media influencers to Rome this week for an event intended to shape a new ...

A new AP-NORC poll shows that two-thirds of American Catholics have a favorable view of Pope Leo, and among all Americans, he's viewed positively by a wide margin—44 percent favorable to just 10 ...

Pope Leo: AI must help and not hinder children and young people's development The new pope is making artificial intelligence a signature issue—but Silicon Valley is trying to win him over ...

Astronomer Jesuit Father Richard Anthony D’Souza succeeds Jesuit Brother Guy Consolmagno, whose 10-year mandate ends next ...

As the first American pope takes the helm, we revisit an open letter published in 1978 by peace activist Blase A. Bonpane to ...

Pope Francis said early in his reign that he barely knew how to use a computer. Yet the more familiar he became with AI, the more concerned he grew. He became a leading global voice on the ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Just over a month after Pope Leo XIV became the first U.S.-born pontiff in the history of the Catholic Church, a new poll shows that American Catholics are excited about their ...

Pope Leo XIV has said there should be no tolerance in the Catholic Church for any type of abuse – sexual, spiritual or abuse of authority — and called for “transparent processes” to create ...

Pope Leo XIV affirmed that priests must be celibate and insisted that bishops take “firm and decisive” action to deal with sex abusers. ABACA/Shutterstock It’s an issue the former Cardinal ...

Pope Leo XIV has some very famous distant relatives, including both Madonna and Justin Bieber The New York Times found that the pope is related to Louis Boucher de Grandpre, who is a distant ...

US News Pope Leo XIV has an A-list roster of cousins — including Madonna, Justin Bieber and more By Chris Nesi Published June 19, 2025, 1:04 p.m. ET ...

The newly appointed Pope Leo XIV has some surprising distant Hollywood family members, including Justin Bieber and Madonna. Here’s who else the new pontiff is related to.