VATICAN CITY, July 3 - Pope Leo praised the United States' history of welcoming immigrants in his first major address to his home country on Friday, urging in a video appearance that Americans live up to the ideals put forward in the Declaration of Independence. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Vatican City: Pope Leo XIV will mark the 250th anniversary of US Independence by visiting Lampedusa on July 4. There, he is scheduled to meet migrants and