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Pope Leo XIV meets with survivors of clergy sexual abuse and advocates

The group has been campaigning to universalize the U.S. church's zero-tolerance abuse policy in the Catholic Church. Read More

Pope meets with global group of clergy abuse survivors to talk zero tolerance

Ending Clergy Abuse is a global organization that has been campaigning to universalize the U.S. church’s abuse policy. Among other things, the policy calls for the permanent removal from ministry of a ... Read More

Pope Leo XIV: Lives of the newly canonized saints are ‘luminous signs of hope’

Pope Leo XIV on Monday highlighted the life testimony of the saints canonized Sunday, Oct. 19, as “luminous signs of hope” for today’s Catholics. Read More

Ohio House honors Pope Leo XIV, first American-born pontiff

The Ohio House has passed a resolution honoring Pope Leo XIV, marking the historic election of the first American-born pontiff and recognizing his Midwestern roots. House Resolution 139, introduced by ... Read More

Pope Leo calls for global action to tackle climate change a day after wading into US political debate

(CNN) — Pope Leo XIV has called for pressure to be placed on governments to protect the environment as he stressed that damaging the natural world is incompatible with the Christian faith in a speech ... Read More

Pope Leo XIV takes aim at climate skeptics as he embraces predecessor's environmental legacy

Pope Leo XIV, center, attends the International conference "Raising Hope for Climate Justice", in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino) ROME (AP) — Pope Leo ... Read More

Pope Leo XIV canonizes 7 new saints, including first from Venezuela and Papua New Guinea

Pope Leo XIV proclaimed seven new saints Oct. 19 before an estimated 70,000 people in St. Peter’s Square, including the first saints from Venezuela and Papua New Guinea and a former Satanist who ... Read More