Pope Leo XIV pledged to align himself with “ordinary people” and against the rich and powerful as he presided over his first Mass as leader of 1.4 billion Roman Catholics on Friday, and called ...

The Associated Press notes Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin; Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, the former archbishop of Manila in the Philippines; Archbishop of Bologna (Italy ...

India’s four-day military showdown with Pakistan set several new precedents. For military officials from outside the region, the most intriguing one was Pakistan’s use of advanced Chinese ...

United States Vice President JD Vance met on Monday, May 19, at the Vatican with Pope Leo XIV, the first leader of the global Catholic Church from the United States, and extended an invitation ...

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Pope Leo XIV on May 15 reaffirmed Vatican doctrine that says marriage is between a man and a woman. The Associated Press reported Leo told Vatican diplomats the family is created upon the ...

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