Pope Leo XIV on Thursday entrusted the Vatican’s charity works to a fellow Augustinian, signaling a line of continuity with Pope Francis who had elevated the centuries-old job to a position of action and prominence that helped define his legacy.

Pope Leo XIV called the issue of LGBTQ+ people in the church “highly polarizing.”

When the College of Cardinals elected the world’s first American pope in 2025, members of the conclave vowed to never publicly discuss what happened during their secret session. But a former journalist who covered the Vatican says he will reveal some of what occurred at the conclave during his appearance at Elms College in Chicopee on March 19.

The seeds of division between the Trump administration and the Catholic Church were planted early in Trump’s second term.

The beauty-obsessed are refusing to “let go and let God.” Even the Pope has something to say about looksmaxxing and the so-called “Mar-A-Lago face.” This week, the Vatican released a document approved by Pope Leo XIV advising against cosmetic surgery.