Joshua J. McElwee

RT @joshjmcelwee: In his first month, Pope Leo has kept a busy schedule but not made notable appointments, nor announced foreign trips, nor…

In his first month, Pope Leo has kept a busy schedule but not made notable appointments, nor announced foreign trips, nor said where he will live at the Vatican. It's a contrast to the late Pope Francis, who made major decisions quickly. For @Reuters: https://t.co/HLaIWqyBiK

Pope Leo at his weekly audience now: "In the Gaza Strip, the intense cries are reaching Heaven more and more from mothers and fathers who hold tightly to the bodies of their dead children." For @Reuters: https://t.co/MnpYnT58aB

Russia does not see the Vatican as a serious venue for peace talks with Ukraine because the Holy See is the seat of Catholicism and is surrounded by Italy, a NATO and EU member, three senior Russian sources told Reuters. https://t.co/awnBFBbdTk

Pope Leo XIV may have offered to host Russia-Ukraine peace talks at the Vatican, but neither the pope nor senior Vatican officials have spoken publicly about the possibility, leaving prospects for such talks uncertain. For @Reuters: https://t.co/vyuxmCsldg

Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday appealed for Israel to allow humanitarian aid to enter Gaza, calling the situation in the Palestinian enclave "yet more worrying and saddening". For @Reuters: https://t.co/eSOPMouvaw

Pope Leo XIV, a US citizen who as a cardinal criticised the Trump administration's hard-line immigration policies, met at the Vatican on Monday with US Vice President @JDVance, who converted to Roman Catholicism as an adult. For @Reuters: https://t.co/oJMJWBvKLT

Pope Leo XIV formally began his reign on Sunday by reaching out to conservatives who felt orphaned under his predecessor, calling for unity, vowing to preserve the Catholic Church's heritage and not rule like "an autocrat". For @Reuters: https://t.co/RLz8BglTsr

Pope Leo XIV is expected to live in the Vatican's Apostolic Palace, unlike the late Pope Francis who shunned the palace in favour of a Vatican hotel, according to several Vatican officials. For @Reuters: https://t.co/vWfOo9k1WQ

Pope Leo XIV, in his first address to the media, urged journalists on Monday to focus on reporting the truth instead of engaging in partisan debates and called for the release of reporters jailed for doing their jobs. For @Reuters: https://t.co/ZeOT7Ru8P2

Pope Leo XIV appealed to the world's major powers for "no more war" in his first Sunday message to crowds in St. Peter's Square since his election as pontiff. He called for an "authentic" peace in Ukraine, and a ceasefire in Gaza. For @Reuters: https://t.co/scH5CFiaiz

Pope Leo XIV stopped on the street in Rome today and gives a cheer for the AS Roma soccer team: “Forza, Roma!”

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Pope Leo XIV visiting the tomb of the late Pope Francis this evening in Rome (photo, Vatican Media) https://t.co/8lRRlk1RQW

News: Pope Leo XIV took his first trip outside the Vatican on Saturday, heading about an hour's drive east of Rome to the small Italian town of Genazzano to visit a shrine to the Virgin Mary. For @Reuters: https://t.co/6z8bTNg4mP

Pope Leo XIV signalled on Saturday he would continue with the vision and reforms of Pope Francis, telling the world's Catholic cardinals the late pontiff left a "precious legacy" that must carry on. For @Reuters: https://t.co/SYH8rkZjU8

As U.S. Cardinal Robert Prevost realized during the secret conclave that he might be elected the next Catholic pope, he put his head in his hands at the daunting prospect of leading the 1.4-billion-member Church, a cardinal said on Friday. For @Reuters: https://t.co/EU8Qg83dao

Cardinal Robert Prevost may be the first person from the U.S. to become the head of the Catholic Church but his surprising election as Pope Leo XIV probably had less to do with his birthplace than his former workplace. For @Reuters: https://t.co/C6PRRK3KIF