Pope Leo XIV

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Looking for Love? JD Vance Doesn't Want You on Tinder

Vice president slams 'destructive' dating apps, says he's talked to the pope about it

(Newser) - Dating can be awful, a fact we already know. Now, the vice president is weighing in on the matter, blasting the apps that he believes make the process much worse. "If you look at basic dating behavior among young people ... the dating apps are probably more destructive than we...

Town Aims to Buy—or Seize— Pope's Childhood Home

Dolton, Illinois, currently in negotiations with seller

(Newser) - Auction bids on Pope Leo XIV's childhood home in a Chicago suburb will be accepted for another month , but we may already know who will end up with the property. The village of Dolton, where the modest three-bedroom home stands, plans to take possession of the property one way...

For American Catholics, It's a Big Vatican Meeting

Vance, Rubio meet with Pope Leo in what stories call a potential reset of US relations

(Newser) - A meeting at the Vatican on Monday featured what the New York Times calls "America's two most high-profile Catholics"—Pope Leo XIV and Vice President JD Vance. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who was raised Catholic, also attended. In their stories about the meeting, both the Times ...

New Pope's Old Home Is Up for Grabs
There's One Very Lucky
House-Flipper Near Chicago
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May 18, 2025 3:30 PM CDT

There's One Very Lucky House-Flipper Near Chicago

Leo XIV's childhood home is up for auction, could bring 7 figures; owner bought it for $66K last year

(Newser) - The owner of a modest three-bedroom brick house in the Chicago suburb of Dolton had been trying to sell the property for $199,000 in recent weeks, only a year after he'd bought the Cape Cod home for $66,000 and tried to flip it. Now, the New York ...

Pope Preaches Love Over Hate in Inaugural Mass
Leo's Brother Breaks With
Protocol on Historic Day
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May 18, 2025 2:39 PM CDT

Leo's Brother Breaks With Protocol on Historic Day

Louis Prevost embraces his sibling as pontiff formally begins his reign

(Newser) - Before some 200,000 people in St. Peter's Square—a crowd that included world leaders, clergy, and supporters from his hometown of Chicago—Pope Leo XIV began his reign Sunday with a promise to ensure the Catholic Church is a force for good in the world, including peace, in...

Vance Will Return to Vatican for Inaugural Mass

Vice president met Leo XIV's predecessor less than a month ago

(Newser) - Vice President JD Vance is going to meet his second pope in the space of a month. The White House announced Thursday that Vance will lead the US delegation to Pope Leo XIV's inaugural mass in Vatican City on Sunday, NBC News reports. Vance will be joined by his...

Pope Meets Sinner at Vatican
Pope Meets Sinner at Vatican
May 15, 2025 12:30 AM CDT

Pope Meets Sinner at Vatican

Leo joked about tennis No. 1 earlier this week

(Newser) - Pope Leo XIV has made peace with Jannik Sinner. The top-ranked tennis player visited the new pope on Wednesday, gave him a tennis racket, and offered to play during an off day for Sinner at the Italian Open. Leo, the first American pope, is an avid tennis player and fan...

Leo's First Sunday Appeal: 'Never Again War'

New American pope calls for peace in Gaza, Ukraine, and between India and Pakistan

(Newser) - In his first Sunday address, newly elected Pope Leo XIV stepped into the heart of St. Peter's Square to urge world leaders toward peace in Ukraine and Gaza—offering a few tweaks to tradition alongside his message. The Chicago-born pontiff's call for ceasefires and humanitarian aid was...

Top Concern on Pope Leo's Mind: Artificial Intelligence

New pontiff laid out his vision for the Catholic Church on Saturday, citing the late Francis

(Newser) - Pope Leo XIV laid out the vision of his papacy on Saturday, identifying artificial intelligence as one of the most critical matters facing humanity and vowing to continue some of the core priorities of the late Pope Francis. In his first formal audience, Leo repeatedly cited the Argentine pope's...

New Pope Worries About 'de Facto Atheism'
New Pope: Jesus
Isn't 'Superman'
May 9, 2025 11:48 AM CDT

New Pope: Jesus Isn't 'Superman'

Leo celebrates his first mass as pontiff

(Newser) - Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Mass on Friday as head of the Catholic Church. Some highlights of key lines and moments:
  • Leo fretted about the image of Jesus, among both non-believers and baptized Christians, per Vatican News . "There are many settings in which Jesus, although appreciated as a
...

Pope Has Shared Posts Criticizing Trump, Vance

In February, Leo XIV shared an article titled 'JD Vance is wrong'

(Newser) - President Trump praised the election of the first American pope on Thursday—but Pope Leo XIV might not have been thrilled when Trump was elected in November. When Leo was Cardinal Robert Prevost, he shared numerous posts on X criticizing the policies and statements of Trump and Vice President JD...

Pope Leo's Brother: Yeah, He Saw Conclave Before Conclave

John and Louis Prevost, siblings of Robert Prevost, aka Pope Leo XIV, dish on now-famous brother

(Newser) - When white smoke poured out of the Sistine Chapel, John Prevost turned on his television and called his niece, and they watched in awe as his brother's name, Robert Prevost, was announced as Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope. "She started screaming ... and I was in [a]...

Chicago Cubs Claimed New Pope as a Fan Too Early

After team celebrated, Leo XIV's brother said he has always been a White Sox fan

(Newser) - The Chicago Cubs ended their 108-year World Series drought in 2016, but they're going to have to wait longer to have a Cubs fan as pope. Speculation about Pope Leo XIV's sports allegiances began as soon as the Chicago native was named as the first American pontiff and...

Pope's Choice of Name Signals Commitment to Social Justice

'If Pope Francis was the People's Pope, then Leo XIV is all set to be the Workers' Pope'

(Newser) - Pope Leo XIV 's choice of name signals a commitment to social justice which is very much in line with the late Pope Francis ' global ministry, Catholic scholars say. "I think a lot us had a question mark when they elected an American, and then he selected...

Meet the First American Pope
He's a 'Pope for
All the Americas'
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May 8, 2025 2:11 PM CDT

He's a 'Pope for All the Americas'

'Everything dope, including the Pope, comes from Chicago,' mayor says

(Newser) - The papacy was held by Italians for centuries before Poland's Pope John Paul II was chosen in 1978, and many observers thought cardinals might elect an Italian to succeed Pope Francis, the first pontiff from Argentina. Instead, they chose a pope from Chicago . Cardinal Robert Prevost took the name...

Historic New Pope Is a Chicago Native

Robert Prevost is the first American elected to the position

(Newser) - The Catholic Church has its first-ever American pope. Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected by his fellow cardinals on Thursday, reports the Guardian . Prevost, 69, is a native of Chicago who served for two decades in Peru, first as a missionary and then as an archbishop, per the AP and...

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