The Vatican
Trump vs the Pope: A war of words
Relations entered an unprecedented phase as Trump and Pope Leo XIV (the first US-born pope) engaged in a direct public dispute over the Iran war.
US, Vatican deny reports of Pentagon threats against Papal Envoy
The US Pentagon and the Vatican have both officially denied reports alleging that American defense officials issued threatening remarks to a top papal diplomat.
Pope Leo XIV, Chicago-born Robert Francis Prevost, becomes first US-Born pontiff in Catholic history
Pope Leo XIV (Robert Francis Prevost), born in Chicago in 1955, is the first pope born in the United States and the first North American pontiff.
Pope Francis dies at 88 after declining health, ending a landmark papacy
Pope Francis died at age 88 on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the Vatican’s Casa Santa Marta. His death came after a period of declining health.