The newly appointed Pope Leo of the Vatican has already stirred controversy. At the annual ‘Lunch for the Poor’ held on Sunday, he could be seen giving a direct cold shoulder to a group of 48 trans women.

Pope Leo XIV decried poverty on Sunday, urging world leaders and Catholics to reach out to marginalised people, as the Church celebrated a "Jubilee of the Poor". The US pope has made social justice a key theme of his papacy,

The luncheon took place after the pontiff celebrated Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica for the Jubilee of the Poor. A jubilee year is a special time of spiritual renewal, forgiveness and pilgrimage in the Catholic Church and is celebrated every 25 years.

Pope Leo hosted a rare gathering of Hollywood stars in the Vatican on Saturday. More than 100 actors, directors, and producers were received inside the Apostolic Palace, marking the first event of its kind at the Vatican focused solely on film.

Pope Leo XIV on Monday urged countries at United Nations climate talks to take “concrete actions” to stop climate change that is threatening the planet.

The Vatican is going Hollywood this weekend. Or, perhaps more accurately, Hollywood is going Vatican.

Pope Leo XIV will welcome top actors and directors for a rare Vatican audience, exploring how creativity can promote human values during a Jubilee Year.

A top Vatican official has denied claims that Pope Leo “snubbed” trans activists at the Jubilee Lunch for the Poor. Forty-eight trans women attended the annual lunch with Leo XIV on Sunday (16 November),