Pope Leo XIV

Spike Lee ‘Puzzled’ by Trump-Mamdani Detente, Still ‘Floating’ After Meeting With Pope Leo: ‘Black Folks, We Claim Him. We Call Him Our Brother!’

November 22, 2025

News of President Trump’s surprisingly amiable meeting with New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani traveled fast, leaving at least one Mamdani voter gobsmacked by the President’s abrupt…

News Chiefs Pledge to Have More Dignity, Humanity in Vatican Summit

September 12, 2025

Even the Pope is worried about the news business. In an era when news programming is often seen as polarizing and outspoken hosts and anchors can serve to pull audiences apart, a group of…

Pope Leo XIV Celebrates Debut Mass as Italian Media Trumpet First American Pontiff and Ponder Paolo Sorrentino’s ‘Young Pope’ Prophecy

May 9, 2025

Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first mass on Friday in the Sistine Chapel with the cardinals who elected him, as Italian media trumpeted the historic significance of Chicago-born missionary…