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Vice President JD Vance has stated that he tries “not to play the politicization of the Pope game” after it emerged Pope Leo XIV publicly criticized him.

In February, Leo shared an opinion piece from the National Catholic Reporter, titled: “JD Vance is wrong: Jesus doesn’t ask us to rank our love for others.”

He was referring to feedback the vice chairman made about Christians needing to “prioritize” their love.

“I’m sure he’s going to say a lot of things that I love. I’m sure he’ll say some things that I disagree with,” Vance informed conservative commentator and radio host Hugh Hewitt Friday. “But I’ll continue to pray for him and the Church despite it all and through it all.”

Vance, who’s a Catholic convert, added: “My attitude is, you know, the Church is about saving souls, and about spreading the Gospel. And yeah, it’s going to touch public policy from time to time as all human institutions do, but that’s not really what it’s about.”

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The Survivors Network of these Abused by Priests says it made the Vatican conscious of Robert Prevost’s reported inaction on the allegations when he was a cardinal, submitting an official criticism with Vatican officers towards him in March. The group says it has not had a response.

The allegations give attention to Leo not opening a proper church investigation into claimed sexual abuse carried out by two monks within the Diocese of Chiclayo, Peru, which the pontiff led from 2014 to 2023, in addition to permitting a priest accused of sexually abusing youngsters in Chicago to stay close to a faculty.

The Vatican has launched Pope Leo XIV’s schedule for his first week as pontiff, per The Associated Press:

• Saturday May 10 he’ll meet with the Cardinals
• Sunday May 11 he’s set to ship his first midday blessing from the loggia
• Monday May 12 he has an viewers with the media
• Friday May 16 he’ll meet with international diplomats
• Sunday May 18 he’ll have fun his first Mass at St. Peter’s Square
• Wednesday May 21 he’ll holds his first common viewers

The new Pope has additionally been invited to journey to Turkey on the finish of May to commemorate the 1,700th anniversary of the First Council of Nicaea – a landmark occasion in Christian historical past and an vital second in Catholic-Orthodox relations.

The Tibetan Buddhist chief on Friday despatched nicely needs in a letter to Pope Leo XIV.

“When the world is witnessing so many challenges, your election brings new hope not just to the Catholic community, but to people everywhere who are seeking a happier life in a more compassionate, peaceful world,” he wrote.

In the letter, the 14th Dalai Lama additionally expressed his pleasure at having met a number of of Pope Leo XIV’s predecessors and expressed his dedication to fostering inter-religious concord.

Pope Leo XIV is a “somewhat surprising” selection as pontiff, in response to an official on the world’s solely Edmundite school.

Father David Theroux, the vice chairman of Edmundite Mission at St. Michael’s College, stated it was a shock the conclave selected an American to fill the function.

“The choice of Cardinal Robert Prevost as Pope Leo XIV is somewhat surprising — not because of who he is or what he has done in his ministry — but because the expectation was that an American would not be chosen as the next pope,” Theroux stated.

Theroux famous Pope Leo XIV’s similarities to his predecessor however stated trustworthy shouldn’t count on him to “upend traditional Catholic teaching.”

“Like Pope Francis, Pope Leo XIV believes in dialogue with others who hold differing beliefs,” he stated.

In feedback, Theroux later famous that the Pope would now need to reply to a worldwide church — as a substitute of simply his former ministry in Peru.

“This could very well change Pope Leo XIV’s perspective and understanding of what he is called to do.”

Pope Leo spent the times main as much as the secretive vote within the Vatican that may make him the primary American head of the Catholic Church watching the movie Conclave so he knew what to anticipate, his brother has revealed.

Pope Leo XIV, previously Cardinal Robert Prevost, emerged on the balcony of St Peter’s Basilica on Thursday night time because the 267th pontiff, following 4 rounds of voting in the course of the conclave.

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The White House says there isn’t any unhealthy blood between Donald Trump and the brand new pope, Leo XIV, regardless of the latter’s obvious criticism of JD Vance beforehand.

In a briefing on Friday, press secretary Karoline Leavitt reiterated a submit by the president on Truth Social on Thursday, by which he hailed Leo.

“He is very proud to have an American pope,” Leavitt in response the prior social media posts. “It’s a great thing for the United States of America and for the world, and we are praying for him.”

As a cardinal, Leo – beforehand Cardinal Robert Prevost – posted on-line difficult the vice chairman’s interpretation of Catholic theology.

Villanova University has congratulated its alumnus, Robert Prevost on his election as pope.

Leo accomplished his undergraduate research at Villanova, in Pennsylvania, receiving a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics in 1977.