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Pope Leo XIV attends the Jubilee of Eastern Churches at the Paul VI hall, at the Vatican, May 14, 2025. (credit: Vatican Media/­Handout via REUTERS) ...

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Vice President JD Vance attended Pope Leo's inaugural mass. The trip could set the tone for the Trump administration's relationship with the new pope.

Pope Leo XIV intends to offer the Vatican to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin as a location for a bilateral Russia-Ukraine meeting, one of his top ...

Vice President Vance leads U.S. delegation to Pope Leo's inauguration in Vatican City, following the pope's criticism over his stance on immigration.

Leo's authority began immediately after being selected as the new pope. It remains to be seen whether he and Trump will discuss immigration and what impact, if any, that will have on the issue.

Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio will attend the inaugural mass of Pope Leo XIV this Sunday, May 18 in the Vatican City.

Forty years later, in February 1878, he was elected pope -- and took the name Leo XIII.

A look back through the newly-elected pope's social media timeline shows numerous posts sharing viewpoints opposed to moves aimed at restricting acceptance of migrants and refugees in the US.

Church and State 55 Things You Need to Know About the New Pope, Leo XIV The first American to preside over the church spent much of his career as a missionary abroad.

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV is in a new job that will have many crossovers into politics. It’s a realm not entirely unknown to the Chicago-born priest.