Pope Leo XIV: My priority is the Gospel, not solving the world’s problems

Pope Leo XIV: My priority is the Gospel, not solving the world’s problems Pope Leo XIV smiles as he meets at the Vatican Sept. 11, 2025, with newly appointed bishops, including about a dozen from the United States, who were in Rome for a Vatican-sponsored course for new bishops. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Pope Leo XIV said his primary role as leader of the Church is confirming Catholics in their faith and sharing the Gospel with the world, not resolving global crises. Speaking to Crux senior correspondent Elise Ann Allen in the first sit-down interview of his pontificate, Leo also said he was “trying not to continue to…

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