In a wide-ranging interview given for a new biography on him, Pope Leo XIV has said that his approach to LGBTQ Catholics will be similar to that of his predecessor: an attitude of welcome without changing church teaching.

The Holy Father made the remarks as part of a wide-ranging interview with Crux senior correspondent Elise Ann Allen.

CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (AP) — The Vatican is inaugurating an ambitious educational center inspired by Pope Francis’ ecological legacy, a 55-acre utopian experiment in sustainable farming, vocational training and environmental schooling for kids and CEOs alike on the grounds of the papal estate on Lake Albano.

In it, Leo, who turned 70 on Sunday, gives lift to those seeking a healer to bridge divisions within the church of 1.4 billion Catholics. But liberals hoping for radical change and traditionalists pining for moral certainty may be unassuaged.

Pope Leo XIV made it clear during his first interview since taking over the papacy that he does not share his older brother’s devotion to President Donald Trump and the MAGA movement. Before Cardinal Robert Prevost was chosen in May to succeed the late Pope Francis,

Unlike Francis, Leo XIV has given few clues about where he stands on issues dividing the church (though he’s definitely a White Sox guy). Followers fill in the gaps.

U.S. President Donald Trump’s new ambassador to the Vatican, a right-wing Catholic who was sharply critical of Pope Francis, tried to sweeten his diplomacy on Saturday in a meeting with Pope Leo, giving the pontiff a chocolate birthday cake.

Pope Leo will keep Pope Francis' signature policies to welcome gay Catholics, discuss women's ordination and give China input on bishop appointments, but is not planning big changes to Church tea

A Vatican concert co-directed by Andrea Bocelli and Pharrell Williams ended with a historic drone show by Kimbal Musk’s Nova Sky Stories, projecting religious icons above St. Peter’s Basilica in a first-of-its-kind display.