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Leo’s LGBT scandals in his first year: Pro-homosexual ‘pilgrimage,’ meeting with James Martin, and more

Pope Leo XIV’s LGBT controversies also include his meeting with an infamous pro-LGBT nun as well as a new Vatican synod final report suggesting that homosexual relationships are not sinful.

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John-Henry Westen

• May 8, 2026May 8, 2026

A look back at Pope Leo XIV’s heterodox bishop appointments in his first year

Pope Leo’s bishop appointments so far include prelates who promote ‘women’s ordination’ and homosexual ‘blessings’ and even one who celebrated an LGBT-themed Mass with a drag queen speaker.

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John-Henry Westen

• May 8, 2026May 8, 2026

Pope meets Cardinal Marx amid controversy over ‘blessings’ for ‘couples of all gender identities’

Pope Leo said last month that the Vatican opposes Marx’s radical ‘blessings’ guidelines, though the Vatican continues to endorse ‘non-liturgical blessings’ for homosexual ‘couples.’

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Antonino Cambria

• May 7, 2026May 8, 2026

Marco Rubio and Pope Leo XIV meet amid Trump-Vatican rift

The meeting comes during the ongoing feud between Trump and Leo over the Pope’s opposition to the Iran war, his meeting with a Democratic strategist, and other issues.

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Doug Mainwaring

• May 7, 2026May 8, 2026

New DC auxiliary bishop appointed by Pope Leo condemned Trump’s anti-DEI policies

Fr. Robert Boxie, who Pope Leo named an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Washington, said DEI is ‘what America is all about,’ adding, ‘Diversity is a good thing. Diversity is of God.’

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LifeSiteNews staff

• May 6, 2026May 7, 2026

Trump criticizes Pope Leo for denouncing Iran war but not talking about Jimmy Lai

Trump said that Leo ‘would rather talk about the fact that it’s okay for Iran to have a nuclear weapon’ than about Chinese Communists’ persecution of Catholic advocate Jimmy Lai.

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LifeSiteNews staff

• May 5, 2026May 5, 2026

Diocese of Rome plans Christian-Muslim meeting at prominent mosque

The controversial Christian-Muslim interfaith event at the Great Mosque of Rome follows the examples of Popes Francis and Leo XIV and the Second Vatican Council, the diocese said.

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Antonino Cambria

• May 1, 2026May 4, 2026

Ed Pentin, Diane Montagna slam Vatican’s reception of female ‘archbishop’ of Canterbury

Without a foundation ‘grounded in truth,’ Pentin wrote, ‘even the most gracious encounters risk becoming, in the end, the very stumbling blocks Pope Leo warns against.’

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Emily Mangiaracina

• Apr 28, 2026Apr 29, 2026

WATCH: Catholic border chief Tom Homan invites Pope to ICE ride-along, discussion about immigration

‘An open border is the most inhumane thing you can do,’ Homan said, pointing to thousands of migrant deaths under the Biden administration, which also lost over 300,000 immigrant children.

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Doug Mainwaring

• Apr 27, 2026Apr 27, 2026

Pope Leo meets with ‘archbishop’ of Canterbury, prays she will be ‘fruitful’ in her ‘service’

‘I pray that the same Holy Spirit will remain with you always, making you fruitful in the service to which you have been called,’ Pope Leo told female Anglican ‘Archbishop’ Sarah Mullally.

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Andreas Wailzer

• Apr 27, 2026Apr 27, 2026

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Leo’s LGBT scandals in his first year: Pro-homosexual ‘pilgrimage,’ meeting with James Martin, and more

A look back at Pope Leo XIV’s heterodox bishop appointments in his first year

Pope meets Cardinal Marx amid controversy over ‘blessings’ for ‘couples of all gender identities’

Marco Rubio and Pope Leo XIV meet amid Trump-Vatican rift

New DC auxiliary bishop appointed by Pope Leo condemned Trump’s anti-DEI policies

Trump criticizes Pope Leo for denouncing Iran war but not talking about Jimmy Lai

Diocese of Rome plans Christian-Muslim meeting at prominent mosque

Ed Pentin, Diane Montagna slam Vatican’s reception of female ‘archbishop’ of Canterbury

WATCH: Catholic border chief Tom Homan invites Pope to ICE ride-along, discussion about immigration

Pope Leo meets with ‘archbishop’ of Canterbury, prays she will be ‘fruitful’ in her ‘service’