Leo XIV Is the First Pope From the U.S. He’s Making That an Asset.

A year into his papacy, Leo has shown a readiness to challenge Washington, defying any concerns about the election of an American pontiff.

By Motoko Rich and Elizabeth Dias

Marco Rubio heads to the Vatican as 2028 presidential buzz ramps up

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is a frontrunner to succeed President Donald Trump in 2028, though Vice President JD Vance is also seen as a potential heir.

'Lourdes and Paris': Pope Leo likely to visit France in September, bishops say

Pope ⁠Leo XIV is ​likely to visit France at the ​end of September, the country's bishops announced in a statement on Wednesday. It ​would ‌be the pontiff's second ⁠visit to a European Union country outside ‌Italy.

By FRANCE 24

Pope Leo surprises priests in southern Lebanon with message of peace

The holy men were visibly moved by the unexpected encounter

By Bassem Mroue

Bank clerk hung up on Leo when he said he was pope

(ANSA) - ROME, MAY 6 - An American bank clerk hung up on Pope Leo after his election last year when he tried to change his personal details and ended up telling her he was the pope, a close friend told Catholic faithful in the States this week, the New York Times reported Wednesday. About two months after his election as pope, the former cardinal Robert Francis Prevost called his bank in the United States, as his close friend, Father Tom McCarthy, recounted at a meeting of Catholic faithful i...

By ANSA