Madonna, who was raised Catholic and has Italian heritage, has referenced her rocky relationship with the Church numerous times over the years. In 2022, she even joked on Twitter that she’d been excommunicated “three times,” and cheekily invited Pope Francis to “meet up one day to discuss some important matters.”

Recognize that God is present,” he said in a recorded video to a crowd gathered at the home stadium of the White Sox.

Pope Leo XIV is distantly related to a number of prominent figures, including Hillary Clinton and former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, according to a genealogy investigation published by the New York Times.

On May 8, the day Pope Leo XIV was elected as our new Holy Father, he told the faithful, “Today is the day of the Prayer of Supplication to Our Lady of Pompeii. Our Mother Mary always wants to walk at our side, to remain close to us, to help us with her intercession and her love.”

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Leo's message contrasts sharply with Trump's vow to deport millions of undocumented immigrants. The late Pope Francis also clashed with Trump over immigration, once saying the president was "not Christian" for wanting to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border.