Pope Leo calls for hope amid global conflicts on his first Easter as pontiff
Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Easter Mass as pontiff, urging hope against the violence of war.
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Pope Leo names veteran Vatican diplomat as new ambassador to the U.S.
Italian Archbishop Gabriele Caccia, 68, is currently the Holy See's ambassador to the United Nations in New York.
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POPE FRANCIS: THE FIRST with Norah O’Donnell
Pope Francis sits down for a global exclusive interview with CBS Evening News anchor and managing editor Norah O’Donnell from the Vatican. In a wide-ranging conversation, Francis speaks about the wars across the world, immigration, climate change, his vision for the Catholic Church and his legacy. Ahead of the Church’s first World Children’s Day, the Pontiff talks about children as hope for the future.
Pope visits Turkey's Blue Mosque for meeting with religious leaders
Pope Leo toured the 17th-century mosque, but did not pray there.
Pope returns 62 artifacts to Indigenous peoples from Canada
The Vatican has returned 62 artifacts to Indigenous peoples from Canada.
Pope Leo urges U.S. bishops to speak about Trump's immigration crackdown
A Texas bishop showed Pope Leo XIV a packet of letters from immigrant families "terrorized" by fear that they and their loved ones will be rounded up and deported.
Pope hospitalized with respiratory infection
Pope Francis has been hospitalized with a respiratory infection, the Vatican said Wednesday. The pontiff is expected to receive treatment for several days. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Seth Doane joined Errol Barnett and Lana Zak from Rome to discuss the breaking news.
5/19/2024: Pope Francis; Cuban Spycraft; The Album
First, Pope Francis: The 60 Minutes Interview. Then, a report on the Americans spying for Cuba in the United States. And, a look at a play based on Nazi’s photo album from Auschwitz
5/12/2024: A Week in Israel; A Web of Intrigue
First, a report on Israel's fronts: Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran. And, a look at a Marine veteran’s work to help North Koreans.
The Funeral of Pope Francis | Special Report
Thousands of mourners bid farewell to Pope Francis, known as the "People's Pope," in a ceremony on Saturday, April 26. CBS News' Norah O'Donnell and John Dickerson anchored live coverage of the funeral service outside of St. Peter's Basilica.
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American Catholics react to Pope Leo XIV
Faithfuls across the U.S. turned out to share the first Sunday mass with the first American pope in Catholic Church history. Omar Villafranca reports.
Pope Leo XIV gives first Sunday address
In his first Sunday noon blessing as pontiff, Pope Leo XIV called for a just peace in Ukraine, a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of all hostages. Chris Livesay has more.
Digging into Pope Leo XIV's Creole roots
Pope Leo XIV is preparing to address the faithful in St. Peter's Square. Sunday's mass will be his first as head of the world's Roman Catholics. Katie Weis has more on his background in New Orleans.
Pope Leo XIV outlines his vision for the papacy in 1st formal audience
Pope Leo XIV identified artificial intelligence as one of the most critical matters facing humanity during his first formal audience.
Nancy Pelosi on first American pope, Leo XIV
Pope Leo XIV spent his first full day on the job presiding over Friday mass at the Sistine Chapel. House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi joins "America Decides" with her reaction to the first American pontiff and more.
Pope Leo's brother recalls moment the pontiff was named: "Maybe I'm dreaming"
John Prevost told "CBS Mornings" he found out his brother was the next pope with everyone else – after hearing his name announced on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica on TV.
How Pope Leo XIV may Francis' legacy
Pope Leo XIV appears poised to extend some of Pope Francis' legacy, according to his brother and papal experts. James Grimaldi, the executive editor of the National Catholic Reporter, who believed Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost could be a front-runner to lead the Catholic Church, joins CBS News with more.
Excitement in Rome after new pope elected
For the first time in history, an American cardinal, Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, is the head of the Catholic Church. CBS News' Seth Doane and Candida Moss report. Father Patrick Mary Briscoe, a Dominican friar, and Jim Priestley, a friend of Pope Leo XIV, also join "The Daily Report" with more.
How Pope Leo XIV could impact U.S. politics
Before becoming Pope Leo XIV, Robert Frances Prevost expressed sympathy with those who criticized Vice President JD Vance's theological argument that there are hierarchies of love. CBS News political director Fin Gómez joins to examine how the new American pontiff could impact U.S. politics. Then, CBS News White House reporter Willie James Inman joins with the latest on President Trump's trade talks.
The significance of the first American pope
On Thursday, Catholic cardinals elected the first American pope in the Church's history. Robert Frances Prevost, from Chicago, chose the name Pope Leo XIV. Michael Sean Winters, columnist at the Catholic Reporter, and Candida Moss, CBS News papal contributor, join "America Decides" to discuss.
American Cardinal Robert Prevost chosen as new pope
On the second day of the conclave at the Vatican, the cardinal electors chose Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost as the new pope, Leo XIV.
Circumstances that led to Pope Leo's election
Anthea Butler, chair of the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Pennsylvania, and CBS News papal contributor Candida Moss discuss the election of Pope Leo XIV, the first pontiff born in the United States.
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