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News Articles: Religion

Pope Leo XIV with Vice President JD Vance, his wife Usha Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and his wife Jeanette Dousdebes Rubio, on the occasion of their meeting at the Vatican, Monday.

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Pope Leo meets with Vance, who delivers an invitation to visit the White House

The meeting appeared part of an effort to reset relations with the Vatican after Pope Francis repeatedly criticized President Trump's migration policy. Vance also gave Pope Leo a Chicago Bears jersey.

May 19, 2025
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  • Ruth Sherlock
Wednesday night Mass at St. Ambrose University attracts a congregation of mostly students. On one recent evening, they added a prayer for the university's new partnership with Mount Mercy University.

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  • Education

Losing faith: Rural religious colleges are among the most endangered

Some religious colleges and universities are cutting programs. Others are seeking mergers to reduce costs and expand offerings.

May 18, 2025
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  • Jon Marcus
Italy's Jannik Sinner shares a light moment with Pope Leo XIV on the occasion of their meeting at the Vatican, Wednesday, May 14, 2025.

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  • World

Pope meets Sinner: No. 1 player gives Pope Leo XIV a racket on Italian Open off day

Pope Leo XIV has made peace with Jannik Sinner. The top-ranked tennis player visited the new pope, gave him a tennis racket and offered to play, during an off day for Sinner at the Italian Open.

May 15, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
Pope Leo XIV appealed for peace in Ukraine from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica on Sunday during his first Sunday address after his election.

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  • Religion

Zelenskyy asks for Pope Leo XIV's help in bringing Ukrainian children home from Russia

Pope Leo XIV and Ukraine's President Zelenskyy spoke by phone recently, according to the Vatican.

May 14, 2025
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By:
  • Daniel Burke and
  • Jason DeRose
McBride, a Georgia native, has seen how Hollywood traffics in stereotypes about the American South. His HBO show satirizes televangelists without making religious people the butt of the joke.

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  • Television

Danny McBride sends a love letter to the South with 'The Righteous Gemstones'

McBride, a Georgia native, has seen how Hollywood traffics in stereotypes about the American South. His HBO show satirizes televangelists without making religious people the butt of the joke.

May 12, 2025
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By:
  • Tonya Mosley
White South Africans demonstrate in support of President Trump in front of the U.S. Embassy in Pretoria, South Africa, on Feb. 15.

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  • Religion

Episcopal Church refuses to resettle white Afrikaners, citing moral opposition

The church said it's terminating a decades-long partnership with the federal government to help refugees arriving in the U.S., citing moral opposition to resettling white Afrikaners from South Africa.

May 12, 2025
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By:
  • Jack Jenkins
Bishop Stephen Parkes delivers a homily at the Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist in Savannah on May 10, 2025.

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  • Religion

'Great humility, a kindness, and a gentleness': Savannah bishop recalls 2023 chat with Pope Leo XIV

The bishop of the Diocese of Savannah described the newly elected pontiff as well-suited "for what we need at this particular time."

May 12, 2025
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  • Benjamin Payne
Pope Leo XIV arrives for an audience with thousands of journalists and media workers at Paul VI Audience Hall in Vatican City. The audience with journalists has become a tradition among newly elected popes.

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  • Religion

Pope Leo XIV asks journalists to use communication as a tool for peace

The remarks come just one day after the pope called for a ceasefire and access to humanitarian aid in Gaza and an end to the war in Ukraine.

May 12, 2025
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  • Sarah Ventre
Parishioners pray during a mass at Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago on Sunday.

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  • Religion

Here's what U.S. Catholics are saying about the election of Pope Leo XIV

At services on Sunday, some Catholics took particular pride in the election of the first American pontiff, who has familial ties to multiple places across the country.

May 11, 2025
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By:
  • Joe Hernandez
Pope Leo XIV delivers his blessing from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica for his first Sunday blessing after his election, in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, May 11, 2025.

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  • Religion

Pope Leo XIV calls for peace in Gaza and Ukraine, saying 'Never again war'

Pope Leo XIV called for a ceasefire in Gaza and an end to the war in Ukraine on Sunday, in his first Sunday noon blessing as pontiff since his election.

May 11, 2025
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By:
  • Sarah Ventre
*chicago bears voice* <em>DA POPE</em>

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  • National

Chicago celebrates cultural victory with native son, Pope Leo XIV

The likelihood that the newly elected pope has consumed a Chicago style hot dog is not zero. And that means something.

May 09, 2025
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  • Mia Venkat,
  • Manuela López Restrepo,
  • and 2 more
Pope Leo XIV concelebrates Mass with the College of Cardinals inside the Sistine Chapel on Friday, the day after his election.

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  • Religion

Pope Leo's stance on key issues, from climate change to LGBTQ+ rights to U.S. politics

Pope Leo XIV is seen as a centrist who shares his predecessor's progressive views on certain social issues. Here's what we know so far.

May 09, 2025
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  • Rachel Treisman
Clerics wave US flags during the speech of the newly elected Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican, Thursday, May 8.

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  • Religion

Pope Leo XIV may help Vatican explore the 'great uncertainty' that is Trump's America

For close watchers of the Catholic Church, the election of a U.S. pope seemed impossible. The "Trump effect" on the U.S. and global order changed that, papal expert Massimo Faggioli told NPR.

May 09, 2025
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  • Obed Manuel and
  • Steve Inskeep
Faithful take photos as black smoke billows from the Sistine Chapel during the conclave to elect a new pope at the Vatican on Thursday.

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  • Religion

What it was like inside St. Peter's Square when the new pope was announced

As Cardinal Robert Prevost's name was announced, a sound of shock rose up. It was something few people had anticipated — the new pope is from the United States.

May 09, 2025
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  • Sarah Ventre
Newly elected Pope Leo XIV concelebrates Mass with the College of Cardinals inside the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican the day after his election as 267th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, Friday.

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  • Europe

Read Pope Leo XIV's first homily as pope

During his homily, delivered in Italian, Leo XIV said that Christians must serve a world that is often hostile to their beliefs.

May 09, 2025
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  • Daniel Burke
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