Leo XIV, Vatican and Pope Francis
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Al Pacino met with Pope Leo XIV on Monday, becoming the first movie star to get an audience with the first U.S. Pope.
How he chooses to bring his own legal acumen to bear on each of these three situations will say a great deal about the early direction of his pontificate.
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VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV made his first appointment of a Chinese bishop under the Vatican’s 2018 agreement with Beijing, signaling he is continuing one of Pope Francis’ most controversial foreign policy decisions.
Pope Leo XIV is distantly related to a number of prominent figures, including Hillary Clinton and former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, according to a genealogy investigation published by the New York Times.
Abuse experts and survivors express a mix of tentative hopes and low expectations for how Pope Leo might address discipling abusers, supporting victims and ensuring that the church is a safe environment for all.