While there’s plenty of room for views to shift as Pope Leo’s agenda becomes clear, people are watching how the first American-born leader of the

A new AP-NORC poll finds that just over a month after Pope Leo XIV became the first U.S.-born pontiff, American Catholics are feeling excited about their new religious leader.

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,

The Catholic Church leader is also linked to Angelina Jolie and Hillary Clinton, according to The New York Times.

Chicago held a celebration on Saturday at the home of the White Sox to fully embrace the city’s connection to the new leader of the Catholic Church.

The solemnity coincided with the June 14–15 Jubilee of Sport, where Pope Leo XIV asked pilgrims who belong to sports teams and associations to glorify God.

Pope Leo XIV appointed Monsignor Renzo Pegoraro to head the academy; he says he will focus on artificial intelligence, bioengineering and end-of-life issues.

Thousands of people came out to Rate Field Saturday afternoon to celebrate Pope Leo XIV. WGN's Emmy Victor has all the details.