In a new doctrinal note, Pope Leo and the Vatican sharply reject polygamy and growing Western polyamory, praising monogamy as an exclusive union between one man and one woman.

Pope Leo XIV has fixed a technical glitch in a Vatican law that became problematic after Pope Francis named the first-ever woman to head the Vatican City State administration.

The Vatican, the smallest state in the world, possesses a unique and complex legal, administrative, and spiritual structure designed to guarantee the independence of the pope and allow the Church to act freely throughout the world.

The Chicago-born Holy Father broke with his two predecessors by rejecting the invitation to pray at the Blue Mosque in Istanbul during his first foreign trip.

Pope Leo is bringing a little Hollywood to the Vatican. The pontiff, born in Chicago, has now invited a wide range of actors and filmmakers to a special audience. The event will take place at the Apostolic Palace on5,

This is how Italy's flag-carrier, ITA Airways, sets up and operates the plane that carries the pope, often dubbed "Shepherd One."

The event, organized by the Vatican's culture ministry, drew stars including Spike Lee, Cate Blanchett and Judd Apatow.

The holiday is an opportunity “to say thank you to someone, to recognize that we all have received so many gifts,” Pope Leo XIV said.

Klobuchar said she thanked the pope, who sent a personal message of condolence to Minnesota families after the Annunciation school shooting.

For the first time since he was selected to be the pope in May, Pope Leo will host Hollywood stars such as Cate Blanchett and Chris Pine in Italy.

Pope Leo XIV joined the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I by a lake an few hours from Istanbul on Friday afternoon in a ceremony to mark the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicea.