Pope Leo XIV was riding through St. Peter’s Square gracing gatherers with his presence, when he got an unexpected present — a giant Peep doll — and the sweet clip went viral.

Pope Leo XIV celebrated a New Year's Day Mass in St. Peter's Basilica and then delivered a special noontime prayer from his studio overlooking the piazza.

Pope Leo XIV delivered a message of peace to 40,000 gathered in St. Peter's Square on New Year's Day, calling for disarmed hearts and an end to all forms of violence in 2026.

Pope Leo XIV used the Vatican’s final general audience of 2025 on Wednesday to invite Catholics to look back on the past year with gratitude and repentance, and to place what lies ahead in God’s hands.

Max Tegmark wants to halt the development of artificial superintelligence—and counts Steve Bannon, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle among his supporters.

Days after the Chicago-born pontiff made his first Christmas message, congregants attending Mass at Holy Name Cathedral for the Feast of the Holy Family said they see parallels in Leo and his predecessor but hope to see some changes in the way Leo leads the church.

Will Pope Leo XIV follow the progressive example of his predecessor or chart a more moderate course? His work in Chicago and Peru may shed light on his approach.

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