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Did Pope Leo XIV say he'd 'probably' cheer for Peru over US in FIFA World Cup?
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (552+ words) Leo is a dual citizen of the U. S. and Peru, and served in Peru for much of his life as a missionary and then a bishop. Social media users only shared the very beginning of his longer answer from a July…...
Did Irish priest pray the Lord would 'take' Trump?
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (468+ words) The Very Rev. Christoper Ginnelly P. P. told Snopes he meant to pray for the Lord to take away Trump's anger, but instead accidentally prayed for the Lord to "take him." Ginnelly said he apologized for the mistake both during the sermon…...
Did Pope Leo XIV say being called 'woke' is 'no insult'? Here's the truth
1+ week, 8+ hour ago (548+ words) In April 2026, social media users once again attributed a quote about being "woke" in a world that "sleeps through suffering" to Pope Leo XIV. One Facebook post (archived), for example, claimed the supposed quote read: "To be called 'woke' in a…...
Have Santa's bones been leaking liquid for 1, 700 years?
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (808+ words) Worshippers began collecting a mysterious liquid coming from St. Nicholas' tomb shortly after his death in the mid-300s, or about 1, 700 years ago. It is more accurate to say the liquid comes from the tomb of St. Nicholas and not his bones…...
Did Pope Leo XIV say no one can use God to justify war?
3+ week, 5+ day ago (816+ words) In late March and early April 2026, some people on social media claimed Pope Leo XIV rejected the notion that God can be used to justify war. For example, one Reddit thread (archived) shared an image meme that quoted Leo as…...
The true story behind photo of Catholic wife and Protestant husband 'holding hands' across cemetery wall
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (348+ words) For years, an image purportedly showing the graves of a Catholic wife and her Protestant husband buried on opposite sides of a cemetery wall has circulated widely online. Posts sharing the image claimed the couple could not be buried together…...
Pope Leo XIV never said 'to be called woke in a world that sleeps through suffering is no insult"
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (504+ words) In early November 2025, social media users once again shared a quote claiming Pope Leo XIV declared being "woke" a virtue. "To be called woke in a world that sleeps through suffering is no insult," the supposed quote read." The sentence…...
Did Pope Leo XIV announce 15 major reforms for Catholic Church?
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (485+ words) A rumor that circulated online in July 2025 claimed Pope Leo XIV had announced 15 major reforms for the Roman Catholic Church." For example, on July 19, 2025, a Facebook user"posted (archived) about the rumor and said, "Today Pope Leo announced '15 reforms that…...