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Newly elected Pope Leo XIV concelebrates mass with the College of Cardinals inside the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican the day after his election as 267th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, May 9, 2025. (Vatican Media via AP)

Is Pope Leo XIV liberal or conservative? Why these labels don’t work for popes

Because of the pope’s role to maintain the fullness of tradition and the unity of the Church, a pope cannot be conservative or liberal in a political sense.
Players observe a minute of silence in memory of Pope Francis before the Spanish league soccer match between Real Madrid and RC Celta de Vigo at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid on May 4, 2025. Pierre-Philippe Marcou/AFP via Getty Images

From pulpit to pitch: Pope Francis used sport to get his message to a wider world − that could continue with baseball‑loving Leo XIV

The sporting world mourned the death of Francis − a lifelong soccer fan. The new pope is more of a baseball guy.
Newly elected Pope Leo XIV appears on the central loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican shortly after his election as pontiff on May 8, 2025. AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis

Pope Leo XIV: Why the College of Cardinals chose the Chicago native and Augustinian to lead the church after Francis

Cardinal Robert F. Prevost took the name Pope Leo XIV – an apparent nod to Pope Leo XIII, who championed the rights of workers and criticized the conditions in which they lived.

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