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Pope Leo Comes Face to Face With His Black Family Tree
Pope Leo XIV has been presented with a physical copy of his family tree, which features some Black relatives. The news comes ...
“Finding Your Roots”' Henry Louis Gates Jr. Presents Pope Leo with Family Tree, Confirming His Surprising Celebrity Relatives
Henry Louis Gates Jr., who hosts 'Finding Your Roots' on PBS, confirmed Pope Leo XIV is related to Madonna, Angelina Jolie, ...
Chicago-Born Pope Leo XIV Faces Criticism For Blessing Marriage of Detroit Lions Player Sam LaPorta
Football fans in Chicago are harboring some deep-dish fury at their homegrown and otherwise beloved Pope Leo XIV because he ...
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Illinois Newlyweds Share Their Love of Venerable Fulton Sheen With Pope Leo XIV
For one newly married Catholic couple, a recent meeting with the first Illinois-born pope presented a spontaneous opportunity ...
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Pope Leo XIV's latest US bishop appointment sparks mixed reactions over LGBTQ+ outreach
Thomas Hennen’s ministry in the Diocese of Davenport, Iowa, signaled he backs current Catholic Church teaching on LGBTQ+ ...
Pope Leo interrupts vacation to appeal for action on climate change
Pope Leo interrupted a two-week vacation on Wednesday to celebrate a special Mass exhorting Catholics to exercise care for ...
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy meets with Pope Leo XIV. Both propose the Vatican as site for peace talks
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has met with Pope Leo XIV and thanked him for the Vatican’s efforts to help return ...
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Pope Leo will bless people in same-sex unions despite having once decried the “homosexual lifestyle”
Leo will continue his predecessor's historic decision allowing priests to honor queer couples, though same-sex marriage ...
Barcelona to pay Leo Messi tribute at official Spotify Camp Nou inauguration
Barça wants to time the opening of the Camp Nou, scheduled for the summer of 2026, to coincide with the tribute it owes the ...