Pope Leo, the first U.S. leader of the Catholic Church, said on Tuesday that Americans should focus on gratitude to God as they pass the turkey on the annual holiday of Thanksgiving this year. Speaking to reporters in Castel Gandolfo,

CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy -- Pope Leo XIV said Tuesday that Thanksgiving was a “beautiful feast” that unites believers and non-believers alike, as he issued a message of thanks ahead of the U.S. holiday.

Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday suggested that people “say thank you to someone” this Thanksgiving, and he addressed concerns about violence in Lebanon ahead of his trip there later this week.

Social media lit up last week with claims that Pope Leo XIV “threw a rave” outside St. Elisabeth Cathedral in Košice, Slovakia. But what really happened?

In a new doctrinal note, Pope Leo and the Vatican sharply reject polygamy and growing Western polyamory, praising monogamy as an exclusive union between one man and one woman.

Pope Leo will embark on his first trip outside Italy as the leader of the Catholic Church on Thursday, traveling to Turkey and Lebanon, where he is expected to make appeals for peace in the region and urge unity among long-divided Christian churches.

Pope Leo XIV will make his debut on the international stage this week when he visits Turkey and Lebanon to commemorate the 1700th anniversary of the First Council of Nicaea and to encourage a region wearied by war.

Pope Leo XIV has called on Christians to rediscover together the faith professed at the Council of Nicaea 1,700 years ago.

Pope Leo XIV made a surprise appearance at a rave outside of St. Elisabeth Cathedral, celebrating Archbishop Bernard Bober’s birthday. The DJ for the night was also a Catholic Priest, and the entire ordeal has gone viral on social media platforms.

Pope Leo XIV will leave for Türkiye on Nov. 27 to mark the 1700th anniversary of the First Council of Nicaea, a trip one cardinal says will show “ecumenical fellowship” with the Eastern Orthodox Church.