One of the greatest challenges facing Pope Leo XIV is financial. He has inherited the Holy See’s chronic, 50 million to 60 ...

The Vatican doesn’t tax its residents or issue bonds, and it's got a very big budget problem. It primarily finances the ...

Pope Leo XIV officially opened his pontificate as history’s first American pope on Sunday, presiding over an inaugural Mass ...

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Pope Leo XIV now faces the challenge of securing the necessary funds to steer the Vatican out of its financial difficulties.

Americans gathered in St. Peter’s Square on May 8 to celebrate the election of Pope Leo XIV, the first pontiff from the United States. Born Robert Francis Prevost on Chicago’s South Side ...

Pope Leo XIV, history’s first American pope, vowed Sunday to work for unity so that the Catholic Church becomes a sign of peace in the world, offering a message of communion during an inaugural Mass ...

Leo was named just yesterday. Tens of thousands of people packed into St. Peter's Square to greet the new pontiff as he emerged onto the balcony of the basilica. NPR's senior producer Sarah Ventre ...

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