Pope Leo XIV acknowledged Saturday as he headed to Spain that he's competing with another VIP in Madrid this weekend: Bad Bunny.
The first U.S. pontiff highlighted the suffering in Gaza, Yemen, and that of migrants crossing the Mediterranean Sea and the American continent.
A spokesperson for the archdiocese said church officials hope the fund would cover settlements for most, if not all of the roughly 1,300 outstanding claims against the archdiocese.
Pope Leo XIV got into the Christmas spirit Monday by taking part in a very Roman papal tradition: praying for peace at a statue of the Madonna near the Spanish Steps on the Dec. 8 feast day that kicks off the Christmas season.
A second Vatican study commission has determined that women should not be ordained as deacons.
Pope Leo XIV says Thanksgiving is a "beautiful feast" that unites believers and non-believers alike.