Leo acknowledged the great responsibility they had placed on him before delivering a brief but dense homily on the need to ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV, history’s first North American pope, said Friday that his election was both a cross and a blessing as ... moment in Catholic-Orthodox relations.

Pope Leo XIV, history’s first North American pope, said Friday that his election was both a cross and a blessing as he celebrated ... moment in Catholic-Orthodox relations.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV, history’s first U.S.-born pontiff, said Friday that his election was both a cross to bear and a blessing as he celebrated his first Mass as the head of the ...