May 7, 2026 Rubio meets Pope Leo XIV at Vatican after Trump criticism, controversial social media posts Ó£ÌÒÊÓÆµ White House correspondent Aishah Hasnie reports on Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s meeting with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican following President Donald Trump’s recent criticism on ‘Special Report.’
May 4, 2026 Gen Z flocking to Catholic churches in NYC for youth groups, social events amid conversion boom Gen Z reportedly attends church more than older generations, with Catholic parishes in New York City seeing a measurable shift in young adult attendance.
May 1, 2026 Pope Leo places former illegal immigrant in charge of red state diocese Pope Leo XIV named Bishop Evelio Menjivar-Ayala, who fled El Salvador as a teen, to lead West Virginia's Catholic diocese amid political debate.
April 28, 2026 BISHOP ROBERT BARRON: My year with DOJ's Religious Liberty Commission: Why I said yes A Catholic bishop describes his work with the Presidential Commission on Religious Liberty chaired by Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, addressing key criticisms.
April 23, 2026 Trump border czar Tom Homan wants Pope Leo XIV to ride along with ICE agents: 'They don't understand' Tom Homan invites Pope Leo XIV to join ICE officers on a ride-along amid the ongoing feud between the Vatican and the Trump administration on immigration.
April 22, 2026 Couric, priest mock Vance’s Catholic faith, calls his remarks on pope 'rich' Katie Couric calls JD Vance criticizing Pope Leo XIV's theology "rich" during a wide-ranging podcast interview with Jesuit priest James Martin.
April 21, 2026 Pope Leo urges Africans to stay and 'serve your country' instead of migrating as displacement climbs Pope Leo XIV urged African youth to stay and improve their own countries rather than migrate while speaking to university students in Cameroon's capital.
April 20, 2026 Bishop Barron slams ‘absurd’ Trump-Pope ‘war’ narrative Bishop Barron calls Pope-versus-President narrative absurd, citing Catholic teaching to argue the Church and civil authorities have different roles.
April 20, 2026 Supreme Court to hear Catholic parish's challenge after Colorado barred schools from universal pre-K program The Supreme Court agreed to hear a Catholic parish's case after Colorado barred its school from a state program funding families' preschool choices.
April 19, 2026 Vance says he's 'grateful' for Pope Leo's statement on not wanting public debate with Trump Vice President JD Vance welcomes Pope Leo XIV's effort to de-escalate tensions with Trump after days of public clash between the White House and Vatican.