Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV refused to discuss President Trump's deployment of National Guard troops to his hometown amid local opposition.

A group of Chicago grade schoolers is getting a good night's sleep in Rome, ahead of a chance at meeting Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday.

Pope Leo XIV is taking a vow of silence on American politics, at least for the moment, with the pontiff declining to comment when asked about President Trump sending National Guard troops to Chicago

Leo is not just generally or vaguely supportive of Pope Francis’ reforming initiative; he is convinced of its fundamental importance.

The pope, who didn't single out any country for its treatment of migrants, called on Catholics to “open our arms and hearts to them, welcoming them as brothers and sisters.”

Addressing a group of journalists just outside his Castel Gandolfo residence, Villa Barberini, on Oct. 7, the pope said: “Two years ago it was a terroristic attack.”

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV has begun correcting some of Pope Francis’ more questionable financial reforms and decisions, canceling a law Monday that had concentrated financial power in the Vatican bank.

Students at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Academy in Lakeview, Chicago will attend an audience with Pope Leo XIV at St. Peter's Square in Vatican City.

(RNS) — Those who hoped that Pope Leo XIV would back away from Pope Francis’ concerns about global warming and the environment were severely disappointed last week. Instead, Leo firmly embraced the environmental agenda Francis laid out in “ Laudato Si’ ,” his historic encyclical that put the church firmly on the side of protecting the planet.