Pope Leo XIV has made waves with some of his fashion choices, returning to much of the traditional pomp of popes past.

"What does the pope think about us being related? That's my question," one cousin said. "What does he think of us because we're Afro American?" She plans to write a letter inviting Leo to her home if he ever visits New Orleans.

Pope Leo XIV stressed the importance to society of sport in his Angelus address in the Vatican on Sunday. Sport was more than physical achievement, but could also "become an important means of reconciliation and encounter: between peoples and within communities,

Pope Leo XIV has reacted to the terrible massacre of nearly 200 people in the Yelwata community in the Guma local government area of Benue state.

The Holy Father asked for the intercession of Our Lady, Queen of Peace before praying his first Angelus in the square in Latin and urging his listeners to pray for the end of conflicts in different parts of the world.

Recognize that God is present,” he said in a recorded video to a crowd gathered at the home stadium of the White Sox.