Cardinals Luis Jose Rueda Aparicio, Ruben Salazar Gomez and Jorge Enrique Jimenez Carvajal arrive to attend the first Mass to be led by Pope Leo XIV in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican on May 9, 2025 ...

Pope Leo XIV calls for no tolerance for abuse of any kind in Catholic Church By Franklin Briceño The Associated Press Posted June 21, 2025 12:46 pm Updated June 21, 2025 12:47 pm ...

LIMA, Peru — Pope Leo XIV has said there should be no tolerance in the Catholic Church for any type of abuse — sexual, spiritual or abuse of authority — and called for “transparent ...

Pope Leo XIV signaled commitment to continuing the fight against clergy sexual abuse by appointing France's Bishop Thibault Verny to head the Vatican’s child protection advisory commission on ...

Before his elevation, Leo spent significant time as a missionary in Peru, where according to his former roommate Father John Leydon, he "cared deeply about the poor." Leydon describes the new pope as ...

Advocates hold onto hope as Pope Leo faces claims he mishandled alleged clergy abuse A Chicago-based group filed complaints about him with Vatican officials, claiming Cardinal Robert Prevost fell ...

Pope Leo XIV arrives to celebrate an ordination Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican as part of the Jubilee of Priests, Friday, June 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino) ...

ST. JOHN’S — An advocate for victims of clergy abuse said Saturday they are holding on to cautious hope about Pope Leo XIV, but keeping a close eye on recently surfaced allegations that he ...

FILE - Pope Leo XIV arrives in St. Peter's Square to hold his weekly general audience, at the Vatican, Wednesday, June 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File) VATICAN CITY (AP) — In his very ...

Pope Leo XIV celebrates a Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, where he will bless the pallia for the new metropolitan archbishops, Sunday, June 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini ...