Pope Leo XIV - world reacts
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ANALYSIS: Through his words, gestures and even liturgical picks, the new Pope is synthesizing what came before him.
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV has made peace with Jannik Sinner. The top-ranked tennis player visited the new pope on Wednesday, gave him a tennis racket and offered to play, during an off day for Sinner at the Italian Open.
The new pontiff spoke to NBC News anchor Lester Holt, who was part of a news conference for some 6,000 journalists from around the world.
The election of Pope Leo XIV has roused the attention of many around the world, including those who don’t identify as religious.
Pope Leo XIV had deleted his old, personal social media accounts, which featured posts that criticized the Trump administration.
Pope Leo XIV's MAGA-supporting older brother, Louis Prevost, opened up about his controversial past social media posts after making his account private
Averting a financial crisis “will rank among most pressing issues for the new pontiff,” says Charles Gillespie, PhD, professor at Sacred Heart University in Connecticut.