In late May 2025, numerous Snopes readers asked about the accuracy of reports that Pope Leo XIV would participate in a June 14 event in Chicago. Many wanted to know specifically if the pope would be leading Mass via video message in Rate Field,

Pope Leo XIV appointed Monsignor Renzo Pegoraro as the leader of the church group Pontifical Academy for Life.

Pope Leo XIV is visiting the papal summer palace south of Rome. His visit is fueling speculation about whether he will use it himself to escape Rome's heat or keep the hilltop estate as a museum and environmental center.

Call it pennies from heaven. Newly installed Pope Leo XIV is entitled to a massive monthly stipend that’s estimated at $33,000, sources say — in addition to other pricey perks as the head of the Roman Catholic Church.

The June 14 event will include a celebration of Pope Leo XIV plus a "special video message" from Leo, a White Sox fan and first pope from the United States.

Pope Leo called for a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of all hostages in a May 28 general audience, following in the steps of his predecessor Pope Francis, who was both praised and criticized for using his position to advocate for ending the war in Gaza.

Rep. Martin McLaughlin (R-Barrington Hills) is seeking to have a statue of the Chicago-born pontiff built at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield.

In his first meeting with the College of Cardinals on May 10, the Pope confirmed he took the name to honor Pope Leo XIII, who he said 'addressed the social question in the context of the first great industrial revolution.

An image of Pope Leo XIV with rappers in Chicago is digitally altered and was shared by an X account that posts parody and fake news.

Pope Leo XIV will deliver a video "to the young people of the world" during his mass in Chicago next month, the city's archdiocese announced Tuesday. The big picture: The White Sox fan will deliver his video message at the baseball team's Rate Field stadium on June 14,

Pope Leo XIV visited the papal summer palace south of Rome on Thursday as questions swirled whether he will use it himself to escape the heat or follow in Pope Francis’ footsteps and keep the hilltop estate as a museum and environmental center.

Brazilian Cardinal Leonardo Steiner told America that Pope Leo would carry forward Pope Francis' legacy of synodality in the church.