Pope Leo XIV has made waves with some of his fashion choices, returning to much of the traditional pomp of popes past.

How he chooses to bring his own legal acumen to bear on each of these three situations will say a great deal about the early direction of his pontificate.

"What does the pope think about us being related? That's my question," one cousin said. "What does he think of us because we're Afro American?" She plans to write a letter inviting Leo to her home if he ever visits New Orleans.

Chicago held a celebration on Saturday at the home of the White Sox to fully embrace the city’s connection to the new leader of the Catholic Church.

Pope Leo XIV stressed the importance to society of sport in his Angelus address in the Vatican on Sunday. Sport was more than physical achievement, but could also "become an important means of reconciliation and encounter: between peoples and within communities,

The new pontiff is showing he is like everyone else, and that he can preach from both on high to down low. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.