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Pope Leo XIV remains widely popular among U.S. Catholics, but a new survey suggests partisan divisions are beginning to shape views of the pontiff. A Pew Research Center survey found 78 percent of Catholics view Leo favorably, down from 84 percent last year. The decline was driven largely by Republican Catholics and less-frequent churchgoers. The survey follows a period of public tension between Pope Leo and President Donald Trump. In April, the pontiff spoke out against war, warning that it was driven by unnamed leaders gripped by a "delusion of omnipotence." Trump later responded with a series of social media...

Pope Leo says ‘religious faith’ can help fight ‘climate change’ at global conferencePope Leo addressed Arnold Schwarzenegger's Austrian World Summit in a video message, saying that ‘the religious dimension is in fact essential’ to dealing with ‘climate change.’Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday sent a video message to Arnold Schwarzenegger’s 2026 Austrian World Summit, calling for people of various faiths throughout the world to increase their “care for creation” and work towards a society rooted in “solidarity and human dignity.”In his June 16 remarks to the Summit, citing Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato Si’, Leo referred to the care for the environment...

Pope Leo praises migrants to Europe days after gruesome Belfast attackMigrants have ‘dreams that no one has the right to despise,’ and their ‘life must be protected,’ Pope Leo said, amid massive backlash after a migrant from Sudan attempted to behead a UK man.PORT OF ARGUINEGUIN, Spain (LifeSiteNews) — Pope Leo XIV, in remarks on Thursday, praised migrants to Europe, just days after a migrant from Muslim-majority Sudan attacked and attempted to behead a man in Northern Ireland.In his June 11 speech to migrant humanitarian workers, Pope Leo called on European nations to respect the “human dignity” of migrants and...

Something appears to have red-pilled Pope Leo XIV, who used a whole bunch of words today to nearly go full-MAGA about the issue of immigration.Human dignity, he said, “requires legal and safe routes, rescue and assistance, real cooperation against traffickers, effective protection for victims, serious processes of welcome and integration, and policies that allow each person to live with dignity in his or her own land.”

Leo XIV Met Homosexual Activist Bad BunnyOn Monday evening, Pope Leo XIV met with the Puerto Rican homosexual activist and singer Bad Bunny at Madrid's Bernabéu Stadium.Both were touring Spain, the Vatican said on Tuesday.Spanish media report that several photos were taken, including by members of the papal entourage, and discussions have taken place about whether and when to publish them."Bad Bunny" is the stage name of Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, a Puerto Rican rapper. He is known for his "fluid" gender expression, evident in his fashion choices, nail polish, wearing skirts and kissing men during performances. He is also...

Pope Leo XIV and global superstar Bad Bunny had a private meeting at Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid, Spain, on Monday evening, the Vatican revealed.

Pope Leo XIV, in his first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, compressed here from Paragraphs 163-168, asserts that:“More than ever, in the age of AI and robotics, it is no longer possible to rely solely on the ‘invisible hand’ of the market. Politics has the task of orientating economies and technologies to the common good ... to ensure equity: taxation, social protection and industrial policies must correct the imbalances created by the concentration of wealth and power” (emphasis mine). Can the Pope reasonably hope to achieve these aims by relegating Adam Smith’s invisible hand illustration to the dust bin of history? Pope...

Pope Leo holds ‘multi-faith prayer’ with far-left Chicago mayor who celebrated ‘Abortion Provider Day’Pope Leo met with radically pro-abortion, pro-LGBT Democrat Mayor Brandon Johnson and reportedly discussed Trump’s immigration policy, slavery reparations, and the Iran war.Pope Leo XIV on Thursday met in a private audience with radical Chicago Democratic mayor Brandon Johnson, during which they reportedly discussed ICE raids in the city, slavery reparations, and the Iran war, but not key moral issues such as abortion and LGBT ideology, both of which Johnson supports.While the Vatican has not disclosed what was discussed during the May 28 meeting, Johnson, a far-left...

[Catholic Caucus] Abp. Paglia: Francis wanted to ‘adapt doctrine to the new times’ on homosexuality, moral theologyArchbishop Vincenzo Paglia said Pope Francis ordered sweeping reforms of the John Paul II Institute and Pontifical Academy for Life to break with ‘static’ natural law morality.Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia said Pope Francis deliberately sought to “recreate” the Pontifical Academy for Life and the John Paul II Institute in order to move Catholic theology beyond what he described as a “moralistic” framework based on natural law.On May 21, in an interview published by the Italian outlet Settimana News, Paglia gave an extensive account of the...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV called Monday for robust regulation of artificial intelligence and for its developers to work for the common good rather than profit, issuing a sweeping manifesto on safeguarding humankind as the technology impacts everything from work to war. “Magnifica Humanitas” (Magnificent Humanity), Leo’s first encyclical, has been eagerly awaited ever since history’s first U.S.-born pope announced days after his election that he considered AI to be the biggest challenge facing humanity today. In the text, Leo denounced the “culture of power” driving the AI race, especially in developing ever more sophisticated methods of remote...

SSPX to Pope Leo XIV: “We Would Rather Die Than Renounce the Faith”In response to Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández’s warning that the SSPX’s upcoming July 1 episcopal consecrations could constitute a “schismatic act,” SSPX Superior General Don Davide Pagliarani has issued a sweeping Declaration of Catholic Faith addressed directly to Pope Leo XIV. Far from announcing a break with Rome, the SSPX insists its mission is to preserve the Traditional Mass, the Sacraments, and the perennial Catholic Faith amid what it sees as a profound crisis in the Church.Following Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernández’s May 13 declaration that the upcoming episcopal...

Amid an active war, Pope Leo XIV has bestowed the Vatican's highest diplomatic honor on the Islamic Republic's envoy. Critics say it validates a regime that murders Christians, kills protesters by the thousands, and fires missiles at Western allies. In a move that has ignited controversy across religious, political, and human rights circles, Pope Leo XIV has decorated Iran's ambassador to the Vatican with the most prestigious diplomatic honor the Holy See can confer. Pope Leo XIV has awarded the Grand Cross of the Pontifical Order of Pius IX, the highest active diplomatic distinction of the Vatican, to the ambassador...

[Catholic Caucus] Pope Leo to October Meeting of Marxist Revolutionaries: “I am here. I am with you.”Since 2014, there have been 5 meetings of Popular Movements sponsored by the Vatican in various locations. The first was held in the Vatican. The second in Bolivia. The third was again held in the Vatican. The fourth was a virtual meeting held online. And in October of 2025, the Vatican again hosted the World Meeting of Popular Movements, and for the first time without Pope Francis.The Lepanto Institute has just finished an in-depth analysis of the nature of the World Meeting of Popular...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio met privately with Pope Leo XIV and other Vatican officials May 7 to discuss the Middle East, the Western Hemisphere, and the need to promote peace and human dignity, according to statements from the Vatican and U.S. officials. Met with @Pontifex to underscore our shared commitment to promoting peace and human dignity. pic.twitter.com/BIZ9SfW5nY— Secretary Marco Rubio (@SecRubio) May 7, 2026In a statement released after the meeting, the Vatican said the “cordial discussions” first took place between Rubio and Pope Leo before later talks involving Rubio, Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin, and Archbishop Paul...

Pope Leo has criticized Trump over Iran... If it would have been any pope..but this is Pope Leo who has openly criticizing immigration policies of Donald Trump, he has been a defender of policies of Barack Hussein Obama... Fajardo: The Vatican is a theocratic stare... it's not democratic...Pope Leo is head of State...all around him know why he was elected... Marian: As a Catholic... And I’m going to put this to you very clearly. It absolutely sickened me to see Pope Francis travel to Cuba and not advocate for Cuban prisoners, and travel to Nicaragua and not advocate for Nicaraguan...

Pope Leo XIV pointed out May 5 that the Catholic Church has long opposed nuclear arms after President Donald Trump falsely claimed the Pontiff had made a “statement” saying “Iran can have a nuclear weapon.”Trump reiterated the accusation against the Pope for the third time during a May 4 radio interview, when host Hugh Hewitt raised the case of Jimmy Lai, a Catholic pro-democracy advocate serving a 20-year prison sentence. Hewitt said Pope Leo should say more on Lai’s behalf. The Chinese Communist Party’s targeting of Lai and other Catholic leaders has put mounting pressure on the Vatican to disentangle...

The Catholic Church is Necessary for SalvationEditor’s note: in light of yesterday’s news, pictured above, we publish this article from Dr. Kmita addressing the central dogma at stake. In an interesting article entitled “Baptism, salvation, and the necessity of the Church,” Dr. Larry Chapp discusses a challenging issue raised by Pope Benedict XVI in a 2015 interview (originally in Italian) recently translated and published on Catholic World Report:There is no doubt that on this point we are faced with a profound evolution of dogma (una profonda evoluzione del dogma). While the fathers and theologians of the Middle Ages could still...

The Anti-American PopeThe man elected to oppose Trump refuses to visit the US for its 250th birthday, roots for Peru against the US, attended a Communist peace march, & just appointed three anti-Trump bishops for the US.The first American-born occupant of the Vatican in history has declined an invitation to come home for the 250th birthday of the United States. Instead of standing in America on July 4, he is expected to go to Lampedusa, the Mediterranean island that has become a symbol of illegal African immigration into Europe. JD Vance had invited Leo to attend America’s 250th anniversary events,...

Robert Prevost’s last act on social media before he became pope was a retweet. It was April of last year. Donald Trump had hosted Salvadoran president Nayib Bukele in the Oval Office, where the two men laughed about the unlawful deportation of a U.S. resident to El Salvador’s CECOT prison. Cardinal Prevost saw the post — a Rocco Palmo dispatch citing the words of Washington Auxiliary Bishop Evelio Menjivar — and reposted it to his Twitter following. Image “Do you not see the suffering?” Menjivar had asked in the Catholic Standard. “Is your conscience not disturbed? How can you stay...

Donald Trump’s Truth Social post against Pope Leo is unprecedented in the history of the presidency and papacy. No president has ever made such a statement, even as previous popes urged peace during wartime and opposed specific U.S. interventions. Our Aubrey Harris noted examples going back to Pope Benedict XV and World War I. Others are detailing examples from throughout the 20th century. They’ve continued into this century. In recent times, President George W. Bush felt no compulsion to publicly denounce Pope John Paul II when the sainted pontiff opposed the U.S. war in Iraq — a war that Donald...