Delivered just six weeks after Leo's election, it creates a broad picture of a new era unfolding in the Catholic Church.

As pope, Leo serves as leader of both the Holy See, the governing body of the Catholic Church, and Vatican City, an independent state. Can the pope remain a U.S. citizen while leading a foreign ...

Can Pope Leo Remain a U.S. Citizen Now That He's a Foreign Head of State? Pope Leo XIV's election as the first U.S.-born leader of the Catholic Church elevated him to the extremely rare ...

As pope, Leo serves as leader of both the Holy See, the governing body of the Catholic Church, and Vatican City, an independent state. Can the pope remain a U.S. citizen while leading a foreign ...

Pope Leo XIV's election as the first U.S.-born leader of the Catholic Church elevated him to the extremely rare, and legally thorny, position of being an American citizen who now is also a foreign ...