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Pope Leo XIV talks to US Vice President JD Vance (L) after a Holy mass for the beginning of his pontificate, in St Peter's basilica in The Vatican on May 18, 2025. (Photo by Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP) (Photo by ALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP via Getty Images)

Vance, Rubio Greet Pope Leo XIV In Vatican City Following His Inaugural Mass

Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio have attended Pope Leo XIV’s inauguration mass in the Vatican City.

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.

VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - MARCH 03: Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost leads rosary prayers for the health of Pope Francis in St Peter's Square on March 3, 2025 in Vatican City. Pope Francis was hospitalised in Rome on February 14 with bronchitis, and later developed pneumonia in both his lungs. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Pope Leo XIV Previously Criticized Trump’s Deportation Policies, While ‘Damning Allegations’ Of Abuse Resurface

Pope Leo XIV, who was elected to his role on Thursday in Vatican City, has frequently criticized President Donald Trump’s mass deportation policies in the past year — while promoting much harsher gun control laws.

Cardinals attend a mass at St Peter's basilica in The Vatican, on April 28, 2025. Catholic cardinals meeting on April 28, 2025, have set May 7 as the starting date for the conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis, the Vatican spokesman said. (Photo by Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP) (Photo by DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP via Getty Images)

Vatican Sets May 7 Date For Conclave To Elect New Pope

On Monday, Catholic Cardinals announced that the conclave to elect Pope Francis’ successor will commence on May 7th, postponing the start of voting by two days to allow for extended discussions regarding the merits of potential candidates.