Trump, Pope Francis and Vance
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Pope Leo XIV is the first Pope from the Order of St. Augustine, which suggests he will promote peace and dialogue.
Before becoming pontiff, the first U.S.-born pope was not shy about criticizing President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance - social media musings that pulled him into the maelstrom of divided U.
Stephen Colbert was won over by the newly elected Pope Leo XIV in no time. On The Late Show, Colbert cited a tweet that the American pontiff posted about Vice President JD Vance in February. Cardinal Robert Prevost,
Pope Leo XIV had a simple response when NewsNation correspondent Robert Sherman asked if he had a message for the United States on Monday, May 12
The historic election of Pope Leo XIV as the first U.S.-born pope is already upending an earlier calculus about U.S. conservative opposition to reform.