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2026 World Cup: Canada's Ismaël Koné stretchered off with potential leg injury
Qatar's Assim Madibo was given a red card for the tackle, marking the team's second red card of the match.
Defending migrants, Pope Leo calls for ‘legal’ paths, a nod to fraught politics
As he finished a seven-day visit, Pope Leo articulated a fuller position on migration, including the “right” of nations to protect their borders, that his critics often ignore.
Pope Leo’s visit lays bare Spain’s tangled politics of faith and migration
The American pope's message underlines the rift between his Catholicism and that of Spain's far right.
Exclusive: Vance welcomes Pope Leo's input amid Trump's feud with pontiff
Vice President JD Vance took a conciliatory approach to the Vatican in a USA TODAY interview after Trump sparred with Pope Leo over Iran.
What to know about Pope Leo's trip to Spain, from political scandal to Barcelona's architectural gem
What to know about Pope Leo's trip to Spain, from political scandal to Barcelona's architectural gem
What to know about Pope Leo's trip to Spain, from political scandal to Barcelona's architectural gem
Pope Leo XIV’s weeklong visit to Spain will bring him to a once-staunchly Catholic country that has long been in the throes of waning religious practice. Leo is expected to double down on his messages of unity amid polarization, peace as war rages, welcome for migrants and hope for young Spaniard...
Pope Leo's visiting Europe's migration hot spots. Catholics hope he'll ease political tensions
Pope Leo XIV will visit two flashpoints of migration from Africa to Europe over less than a month starting on June 11. He will go first to Spain’s Canary Islands in the Atlantic and then Italy’s Lampedusa island in the Mediterranean. These remote outposts of Europe have struggled with the arrival...
Pope Leo’s AI Warning Challenges Big Tech’s Growing Influence
The Catholic Church, which represents nearly 1.4 billion people, sought to establish itself as a prominent voice in debates over AI governance
Illinois state Rep. Kam Buckner meets Pope Leo XIV in the Vatican
The week after Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and a delegation of 45 other Chicago notables met with Pope Leo XIV in the Vatican, another Chicago politician got to meet the pope too.
Pope calls for stronger health data protections in digital age
Pope Leo XIV urges experts revising the World Medical Association's Declaration of Taipei to strengthen ethical safeguards for health databases and ...
Pope Leo plays tennis religiously as part of an Augustinian devotion to sports and spirituality
PARIS (AP) — When Pope Leo XIV was elected last year and it emerged that he was a tennis player, his love of the sport was quickly celebrated during an audience with top-ranked Jannik Sinner.
Pope Leo XIV's Fashion Designer Celebrates 25 Years in Business
The Italian creative also has an artisanal perfume company and performs as an organist.
Hochul on state budget, Pope Leo's AI policy and Knicks fandom
Gov. Kathy Hochul sat down with NY1 for a wide-ranging interview.
High-potency hemp products are hurting Colorado kids
By Heidi Lawrence Six years ago, my daughter, by most metrics, was a typical overachieving teenager. She was a straight-A, pre-professional ballet dancer. She loved school and art, had lots of friends, and above all else, she was kind, funny and driven. Unfortunately, her life was derailed upon her discovery and usage of THC. I […]
‘We cannot consider AI to be morally neutral’: In warning to world, Pope Leo calls for regulation of artificial intelligence
Pope Leo XIV isn't joining Anthropic, but the memes are funny
A Vatican appearance by Anthropic co-founder Chris Olah prompted jokes that Pope Leo had joined the AI startup. Here's what happened.
What big names are saying about Pope Leo's AI letter
Pope Leo XIV shared his first encyclical on Monday. The writings about AI sparked responses from tech leaders, politicians, and other big names.
3 big takeaways from Pope Leo's letter on AI
In "Magnifica humanitas," Pope Leo XIV's first encyclical, he warned about job losses, Big Tech's grip on AI, and had a message for developers.
Silicon Valley takes its AI pitch to Pope Leo
As Leo XIV prepares his first encyclical, tech firms and Western diplomats have worked to make their case for AI inside the Vatican.
Kings, popes and the power to impress in a political world
When a powerful leader won't give his elected counterparts from other nations their due, sometimes it pays to pull out the pageantry.
Cardinal Michael Czerny on Pope Leo's first year as pontiff, politics and the church
It’s make or break time for AI labeling systems
It’s time for SynthID and C2PA to prove they work.
Business People: General Mills veteran Dana McNabb named COO
General Mills, Golden Valley, announced that Dana McNabb has been promoted to chief operating officer, effective June 1. MONO, a Minneapolis- based ad agency, announced the return of Jeffrey Gorder as CEO. Pope Design Group, St. Paul, announced the addition of Sara Rapp as northern Minnesota market lead, based in Duluth.
Pope Warns Main Threat Common to Religion and Science Is Denial of Objective Truth
Pope Leo XIV pointed out that both science and the Church clearly teach that caring for the planet is threatened by the irresponsible exploitation of both people and the natural world.
Pope warns main threat common to religion and science is denial of objective truth
Pope Leo XIV pointed out that both science and the Church clearly teach that caring for the planet is threatened by the irresponsible exploitation of both people and the natural world.
Pope Leo says ‘honest science’ is essential, warns truth itself is under attack
The pope said the church’s embrace of rigorous and “honest science” is now not merely valuable, but “essential.”
Pope to Vatican Observatory: Church Embraces Science To Find God in Creation
As he met with the Vatican Observatory Foundation, Pope Leo XIV upheld the Catholic Church's desire to seek God in His Creation through rigorous, honest science.
Pope to Vatican Observatory: Church embraces science to find God in Creation
As he meets with the Vatican Observatory Foundation, Pope Leo XIV upholds the Catholic Church’s desire to seek God in His Creation through rigorous, ...
Pope Leo’s American roots give him unique political power
Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope, is caught in an unprecedented political clash with a U.S. president. But his inherent understanding of the country’s politics and ability speak to Americans give him a distinctive political standing.
Trump and Xi’s Uneven Relationship Faces a Stress Test
Plus, humanoid robots rake in cash, Pope Leo’s influence, and the paradox of bowling.
Papal peacemaker? Making nice with Pope Leo is Rubio’s latest job
A potential political problem of President Trump’s own making hangs over Marco Rubio's visit with Pope Leo: Catholics are America's largest religious group.
Rubio to meet Pope Leo after weeks of tensions with Trump
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will sit down with Pope Leo XIV on Thursday amid a historic period of tension between Washington and the Vatican.
Rubio Grabs the Mic. The Message. And the Moment | WSJ Politics Newsletter for May 6
Plus, Indiana and Ohio TKTKTKT, and President Trump accuses Pope Leo of endangering Catholics.
Opinion: Speaking the truth about the Pope and politics
In 1938, Monsignor Fulton Sheen wrote, “There are not over a hundred people in the United States who hate the Catholic Church. There are millions, however, who hate what they wrongly believe to be the […]
Rubio to meet with Pope Leo in Vatican City amid tensions with Trump
The State Department said Monday that Rubio, a Catholic who with this trip will have visited Italy or the Vatican at least three times as the Republican president's top diplomat, would be in Italy on Thursday and Friday.
WATCH LIVE: White House briefing with Rubio may address Vatican trip, Strait of Hormuz efforts
Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to Rome and Vatican City this week in a bid to ease rising tensions between Trump and Pope Leo XIV over U.S. policies, particularly the Iran war.
Florida child with cerebral palsy in tent OK? Pope, politics
Florida homeless solutions unable to help family with girl, 13, move from tent home in western Martin County marsh area. Like environment? Pay for it.
Rubio to visit Vatican, Rome after Trump row
Trump has criticised Pope Leo XIV for his anti-war rhetoric
Rubio to visit Italy, Vatican amid troop drawdown call, tension with Trump, Pope Leo: reports
Marco Rubio is reportedly traveling to the Vatican and Italy this week for meetings aimed at steadying relations strained by Trump-Pope Leo disputes.
Louisiana Catholics balance faith and politics amid Trump, Pope dispute
The public dispute between Pope Leo and President Donald Trump has escalated sharply in recent weeks, weighing on the minds of many Catholics across the United States — including in Louisiana.
Florida Catholics wrestle with faith, politics amid pope-Trump feud
The tension between the nation’s two most prominent leaders reveals “just how deeply religion has been politicized in the American political context,” one expert says.
Does it matter if Vance and Pope Leo disagree? Why we wrote about it
We wanted to find out why the pope and vice president seemed to disagree so often. Then they had their biggest disagreement yet.
Pipeline Proceedings and Papal Politics: Foreign Policy's Weekly International News Quiz
Test yourself on the week of April 18: Taiwan’s president faces travel troubles, U.N. secretary-general candidates assemble in New York, and Pope Leo concludes his…
Popes, Presidents, and the Politics of Peace
Despite more colorful medieval precedents, Pope Leo’s clash with Trump reflects the Vatican’s postwar peace advocacy.
Buenos Aires archbishop laments political bickering at Mass for Pope Francis
Archbishop Jorge García Cuerva of Buenos Aires rebuked the country's political class for ignoring Pope Francis' magisterium on unity by bickering among themselves at a Mass celebrated on the anniversary of the late pope's passing.
Kentucky basketball under Mark Pope: Insiders reveal transfer portal news, 2026 recruits, roster, best targets
CatsPause, the 247Sports affiliate of the Kentucky Wildcats, shares its latest college basketball transfer portal news
A New Worry for Republicans: Latino Catholics Offended by Trump
In 2024, the president made significant inroads with Hispanics. But in a competitive Arizona congressional district, voters now express dismay at his feud with the pope.
Your letters: Trump and Leo, church decline and bishops in politics
Letters to the editor: NCR readers respond to stories about President Donald Trump's attack on Pope Leo XIV, the unlikeliness of a Catholic revival and the role of bishops in politics.
Pope condemns killing of protesters in Iran, reaffirms stance against war
Pope Leo on Thursday firmly condemned the killing of protesters in Iran, after President Donald Trump criticized the Catholic leader last week for not doing so while speaking out against
Do the papacy and politics mix?
Northeastern professors weigh in on the political role of Pope Leo XIV, amid a media feud with President Trump.
A South Jersey sports museum owner brought Pope Leo XIV gifts during a trip to Rome
Week in cartoons (opinion): Religion and politics mix with ink
Religious controversies involving President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and the pope inspire political cartoonists.
Trump, Pope Leo, William F. Buckley and John XXIII: An overview of Popes and Politics in America
A literary spat between ‘America’ and William F. Buckley 65 years ago is proving to have been eerily proleptic in light of Mr. Trump’s war of words against the pope and the latter’s assertion of church teaching on just war.
Kentucky basketball under Mark Pope: Insiders reveal transfer portal news, 2026 recruits, roster, best targets
CatsPause, the 247Sports affiliate of the Kentucky Wildcats, shares its latest college basketball transfer portal news
Pope’s psychiatric hospital visit a ‘huge’ message on mental health
Trump, Pope Leo And A New Chapter in America’s Religious Politics
(ANALYSIS) American religion has rarely, if ever, seen anything quite like these past weeks. Start with President Donald Trump’s profane Easter Sunday message to Iran: “Open the [unprintable F-bomb] Strait, you crazy bastards, or you’ll be living in Hell - JUST WATCH! Praise be to Allah." The l
The pope's English fuels a Trump feud
No translation, no buffer: A pope Americans hear directly.
‘We’re Catholic first’: Sunday mass attendees weigh in on Trump’s feud with Pope Leo
Catholics around Atlanta share mixed feelings on faith and politics as Trump engages in rhetorical war with pope
Republican senator criticizes Trump’s ‘holy war’ with Pope Leo
Senator John Kennedy of Louisiana, a long supporter of Trump, says president’s feud with the pope is a ‘distraction’
Kentucky basketball under Mark Pope: Insiders reveal transfer portal news, 2026 recruits, roster, best targets
CatsPause, the 247Sports affiliate of the Kentucky Wildcats, shares its latest college basketball transfer portal news
Padre Guilherme hosts rave in Argentina’s capital honoring late Pope Francis
A Portuguese priest, Father Guilherme Peixoto, hosted a rave in Buenos Aires to honor the late Pope Francis.
Tolkkinen: These rural Minnesota Catholics prefer Trump for politics, Pope Leo for theology
Trump’s tussles with Pope Leo haven’t shaken their support.
Pope Leo’s target is bigger than Trump. He’s rebuking the ‘MAGA Jesus’
If you think the clash between Pope Leo XIV and President Donald Trump is just a war of words that will pass when the news cycle moves on, you are most likely mistaken.
Maybe we need more religion in politics, not less
R. Bruce Anderson writes that the president's blasphemous meme and profane feud with the pope are a symptom of a wider disconnect of politics from morality.
Trump to read Bible verse from Oval Office after feud with Pope and deleted AI image
President Donald Trump will participate in a public Bible reading this week as the administration continues to integrate religion, particularly Christianity, into official business.
Trump voters say the pope should 'stay in his lane' and butt out of the Iran war
Trump supporters at his events in Las Vegas and Phoenix largely backed his attack on Iran and sided with him in his ongoing dispute with Pope Leo XIV.
The Blogs: A President, A Pope, And Politics At The Water’s Edge
From the blog of Seth Cohen at The Times of Israel
Catholics in Trump Administration Are Stuck Amid Pope Leo XIV Attacks
Donald Trump's attacks on Pope Leo XIV are making J.D. Vance and Catholics choose between their religion and their fealty to the president.
When is a war a ‘just war’?
An interesting result of President Donald Trump’s strange and mostly one-sided feud with the pope is that there is something of a debate, through the lens of Catholic theology, about whether the US and Israel’s war on Iran is a “just war.”
Trump’s Dispute With Pope Leo Deepens Divisions on the Right
Sean Hannity criticized the pope. Tucker Carlson attacked Mr. Hannity. And President Trump suggested ranking MAGA figures: “good, bad, and somewhere in the middle.”
Trump vs. The Pope: A Political and Spiritual Showdown
Co-hosts Brandon Rottinghaus and Jeronimo Cortina delve into the latest news in politics
Video: How JD Vance Is Being Tested as Trump’s Chief Defender
Vice President JD Vance has been tasked with defending the Iran war and President Trump’s attacks on Pope Leo XIV. Our White House correspondent Zolan Kanno-Youngs describes how that’s put Vance in a particularly difficult position.
Kentucky basketball under Mark Pope: Insiders reveal transfer portal news, 2026 recruits, roster, best targets
CatsPause, the 247Sports affiliate of the Kentucky Wildcats, shares its latest college basketball transfer portal news
Analysis | How Trump vs. Pope Leo could impact elections
The Washington Post’s essential guide to power and influence in D.C.
'Allies, not vassals': How Meloni's break with Trump became a political moment for Italy
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is managing the repercussions of a public rebuke from US President Donald Trump this week over the pope, Iran and a defence deal with Israel. It's a rupture that…
Pope Leo decries those who 'manipulate religion' for military, economic or political gain
Roman Catholic Pope Leo spoke out against people "who manipulate religion and the very name of God for their own military, economic, or political gain."
What is the deal with these strange deepfake Trump memes?
Before there was Trump as Jesus, there was Trump as the pope. There was Trump as Rocky. There was Trump in Apocalypse Now, smelling victory.
Analysis | Trump tests loyalty of Christian supporters as erratic behavior escalates
The president maintains his hold on the Christian right, but his bluster, fight with the pope and portrayal of himself as a Jesus-like figure strain that bond.
‘JD Vance needs to go to confession’: Vance’s former senate opponent, Tim Ryan, reacts to the Administration’s Pope feud
Vance tells Pope Leo to ‘be careful’, Homan says ‘leave politics alone’
Senior Trump administration officials escalated criticism of the Vatican on Tuesday, with Vice President Vance warning Pope Leo XIV to “be careful” when speaking about theology and White House Bord…
Popes have spoken out on politics before. But with Trump and Pope Leo it's different
President Trump's attacks on Pope Leo are unprecedented, religious experts told NPR. Here's how the situation differs from other popes' political critiques.
Johnson backs Trump, Vance in criticism of pope
House Speaker Mike Johnson said he was “taken a little bit aback” by recent comments from the pope.
Protester yells 'Jesus Christ does not support genocide' at JD Vance
The moment came after an event host asked Vice President JD Vance about a spat between President Donald Trump and Pope Leo XIV.
Donald Trump messed with the wrong pope
Trump fought with Pope Francis before. He’s finding Pope Leo XIV to be a tougher foil.
Opinion | Vance, the Pope and ‘Matters of Morality’
Readers respond to Vice President JD Vance’s remarks critical of Pope Leo XIV. Also: Mr. Trump, try kindness; a tax solution that wasn’t.
The history of popes and politics
Today on AirTalk: Popes and politics; L.A. City Charter reform proposals; Doing things alone; Will Gen Z save moviegoing? A chimpanzee civil war? and…
‘Textbook blasphemy’: Notre Dame students surprised and dismayed by Trump’s feud with Pope Leo
At one of the United States’ best-known Catholic institutions, students were siding with Pope Leo XIV over President Donald Trump in the wake of Trump’s clash with the pontiff over the Iran war and raising concerns about his recent social media post seemingly depicting himself as Jesus.
Holy Mother of God, JD Vance Really Thinks He Knows Better Than Pope Leo XIV
Hey, Mr. Vice President, try to learn your job before you presume to teach the pope his.
Live updates: Senate to vote on reining in Trump's Iran war powers
Get live updates and the latest news as Senate votes on reining in Trump's Iran war powers and Vance rebukes Pope Leo over his criticisms of U.S. foreign policy.
In Charlotte, Kamala Harris calls out Trump’s ‘obviously wrong’ Pope Leo post
The former vice president and presidential candidate was back in Charlotte Tuesday night promoting her campaign memoir.
‘Of course the Pope is going to be against war’: Governor Andy Beshear defends the Pope from President Trump’s attacks
Border Czar Tom Homan Calls for Church Leaders to ‘Stay Out of Politics’
Homan, a Catholic, commented after President Trump denounced Pope Leo XIV.
Letter: It's not politics, it's the Gospel
"Funny how (Sen.) Cramer thinks it's OK to twist Biblical passages to defend his political cruelty, but not for the Pope to speak out on the very thing all ministers of the Gospel are called to proclaim – advocacy for the least of these and the message of peace, love, grace and acceptance that’s the core of who God is and what preachers are ordained to preach," writes Rev. Paula V. Mehmel.
If someone says priests should stay out of politics ‘it’s because it’s not their politics’: Priest
President Trump is facing fierce criticism for his attacks on Pope Leo XIV and for posting a Jesus-like A.I. image of himself. Host of "The Busted Halo Show" on SiriusXM Father Dave Dwyer, CSP and Staff Writer for The Atlantic Mark Leibovich join Chris Jansing to share their reaction.