Happily, Pope Leo looks set to follow the lead of his predecessor: offering respect to other faiths (even to atheists); elevating women’s roles in the church; denouncing war and the Gaza catastrophe; ...

Pope Leo XIV’s election as the first American to lead the Catholic Church elevated him to the rare position of being a U.S.

so he gave the new pope a call back. Leo told him he wasn't interested in being part of the interview and after a brief message of congratulations and discussion in which they talked like any two ...