Following Pope Leo XIV’s ascension to the papacy, social media posts have claimed that he snubbed an LGBTQ pride flag waved ...

Just as his predecessor was a prime target for fake news, Pope Leo XIV has been hit with various false claims on social media ...

Pope Leo XIV came under scrutiny after a 2012 video showing his conservative remarks about homosexuality went viral.

In addition, its colours do not follow the same order as the LGBTQ flag, which begins with the colour red. In Portuguese posts, some social media users commented that the flag was an Italian peace ...