Messages are written on a banner with an image of Pope Leo XIV at the Santo Toribio de Mogrovejo Catholic University in Chiclayo, Lambayeque region, northern Peru, on May 12, 2025. The world is still getting to know the modest and soft-spoken pontiff born in Chicago, who spent much of his life in the priesthood as a missionary in Peru, where he holds a second citizenship. (Photo by Ernesto BENAVIDES / AFP) (Photo by ERNESTO BENAVIDES/AFP via Getty Images)

Pope Leo XIV: Family Is Founded On ‘Stable Union Between Man And Woman,’ The Unborn Have Inherent Dignity

Pope Leo XIV asserted on Friday that the family is rooted in the “stable union between a man and a woman,” while also emphasizing that both the unborn and the elderly possess inherent dignity as creations of God — following accusations that the new Pope is “just as liberal” as the previous one.

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(Background) NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JULY 25: People march through the streets of Manhattan to protest the killing of Sonya Massey on July 25, 2024 in New York City. Massey, a 36-year-old Black woman, had called 911 to report a suspected prowler. One of the arriving officers, Sean Grayson, shot her as she was holding a pot of water on July 6th in Springfield, Illinois. Grayson has been arrested and protests have erupted around the country to demand justice for her death. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) / (L-Bottom) Sonia Massey grad picture. (Photo via: AP / Ben Crump Law/ Ben Crump Law) / (R-Bottom) Body cam footage - Sonya Massey, left, talks with former Sangamon County Sheriff’s Deputy Sean Grayson outside her home on July 6, 2024. (Photo via: Illinois State Police)

Illinois: House Approves Bill Mandating ‘Stricter Police Hiring Background Checks’ Following 2024 Sonya Massey Death

The Illinois House advanced legislation on Thursday mandating more comprehensive background checks prior to the hiring of police officers — coming less than a year after a Sangamon County Sheriff’s deputy fatally shot 36-year-old Sonya Massey, who appeared to be suffering from a mental health crisis at the time.

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