The post to the pontifical commission for the Vatican City State is not hugely influential, the appointment nonetheless shows the pope is not running away from Cupich.

Pope Leo XIV on Thursday called on world leaders to show responsibility as he urged the international community to focus on the multitudes across the globe who face hunger, wars and misery. Addressing the World Food Day global ceremony that also marked the 80th anniversary of the U.

Catholics, Leo suggests, should neither attempt to dominate the political sphere nor separate themselves from it.

The 77-year-old Lai has been imprisoned in Hong Kong for years on what advocates have argued are political charges including fraud and participation in unauthorized protests.

Pope Leo made an urgent plea on Thursday for global leaders to end world hunger, saying in a speech to a United Nations agency that allowing millions to go without food each day represented "an ethical derailment".

Pope Leo has made a number of public statements that demonstrate his willingness to challenge Trump's crackdown.

ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV on Thursday denounced the use of hunger as a weapon of war as he urged world leaders to act responsibly and focus on the multitudes across the globe who face hunger, wars and misery.

Pope Leo invited members of the network to 'forgive our brothers and sisters from the heart, to reconcile ourselves with our own history, and to thank God for his mercy toward us.'