The Vatican commission was created by the late Pope Francis (Pope Leo's predecessor) in 2014, in order to attack the root causes behind sexual abuse scandals that damaged the reputation of the Church in various countries across the world
Born in Chicago to a French father and an Italian mother, and later a missionary in Peru where he earned citizenship, Pope Leo XIV embodies a mosaic of cultures
Pope Francis had revealed that he was used in a “maneuver” to block Pope Benedict XVI's election in the 2005 conclave, but that he foiled the move and voted for Joseph Ratzinger himself
Years before Pope Francis—who passed away on April 21, 2025—became head of the Vatican church, rumours about his ‘missing lung’ made rounds in Argentina
A latest release from the Vatican on Sunday morning said that Pope Francis was still resting after sleeping the night peacefully and was not having any fever or signs of leukocytosis