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Pope Leo XIV holds first press conference, affirms 'gift of free speech'
Pope Leo XIV held his first public audience with members of the media, saying the church stood in solidarity with them for ...
Pope Leo XIV urges release of imprisoned journalists, affirms gift of free speech and press
Pope Leo XIV has called for the release of imprisoned journalists and affirmed the 'precious gift of free speech and the ...
Pope Leo XIV tells media to help promote global peace by 'disarming' words
Pope Leo XIV called for a kinder, gentler mass media, one that speaks up for those with no voice and in defense of free ...
Pope Leo suggests people may return to the church because of an American pope
The new pontiff spoke to NBC News anchor Lester Holt, who was part of a news conference for some 6,000 journalists from ...
Leo XIV Renews Call for Peace in Meeting With Journalists
The pontiff held his first meeting with the news media at the Vatican and called on reporters to choose “the path of ...
Pope Leo XIV asked fan 'White Sox or Cubs?' before autographing baseball at the Vatican
It's not often that the sports world becomes enamored with the papal selection process, but that changed when word broke of ...
Pope Leo XIV calls for peace in Ukraine and Gaza in symbolically rich blessing on Mother’s Day
Pope Leo XIV has called for a just and lasting peace in Ukraine and an immediate ceasefire in Gaza with the release of ...
Pope Leo Seeks to Balance Francis’ Inclusive Approach With Tradition
Pope Leo XIV’s first signals about the style and substance of his pontificate show why he won such broad assent at the ...