8 h. ago Pope Leo dissolves one of Francis’ final acts in major reversal

The Vatican reported its first budget surplus last month after years of deficits

Politics

9 h. ago How Pope Leo has become a quiet hero amid Trumpian attempts to warp the Christian message

Donald Trump and his followers, and the “woke” Pope Leo and his church appear to be engaged in an undeclared battle over who gets to define ‘Christianity’

Politics

10 h. ago Pope Leo’s first book unveiled and the title is a nod to a very memorable moment

HarperOne has previously released works by Pope John Paul II and Pope Francis among others

Culture

57 h. ago Pope Leo urges Trump not to use military force to oust Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro

The first American pope suggested that dialogue or economic sanctions would be a more appropriate course of action

Politics

58 h. ago At the moment he was elected, Pope Leo told God: ‘You’re in charge’

Before his election, Leo, previously Cardinal Robert Prevost, was a relatively unknown figure

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58 h. ago Pope Leo XIV shares his thoughts on the conclave, reflects on spirituality and future travels

Pope Leo XIV has shared his thoughts during the conclave that elected him, saying he resigned himself to the inevitable and put the rest in God’s hands

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2 d. ago The Latest: Pope Leo ends first foreign trip with silent prayer at Beirut blast site, Mass at port

Pope Leo XIV offered a silent prayer at the site of the 2020 Beirut port explosion as he is wrapping up his first foreign trip to Turkey and Lebanon

Politics

3 d. ago Pope urges Christians to remain in Lebanon despite years of bloodshed

Christians have been emigrating for decades amid the conflict

Events

4 d. ago Pope Leo urges Lebanese leaders to make peace highest priority

Pontiff tells politicians and religious heads they must persevere with peace efforts despite facing ‘highly complex, conflictual’ situationPope Leo has urged political leaders in Lebanon to make peace their highest priority in a forceful appeal as he is visiting the country, which remains a target of Israeli airstrikes, on the second leg of his first overseas trip as Catholic leader.Leo, the first US pope, arrived in Beirut on Sunday from a four-day visit to Turkey where he warned that humanity’s future was at risk because of the world’s unusual number of bloody conflicts, and condemned violence in the name of religion. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Pope Leo surprises Vatican officials during historic visit to Istanbul's Muslim Blue Mosque

Pope Leo declined to pray inside the world-famous religious site, despite his aides believing he had done so, but did take off his shoes in a sign of respect inside the Muslim place of worship

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5 d. ago Pope visits Istanbul's Blue Mosque at start of day of meetings with Turkey's religious leaders

Pope Leo XIV is visiting Istanbul’s Blue Mosque

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5 d. ago Pope Leo XIV visits Istanbul's Blue Mosque on the second day of his trip to Turkey

Pope Leo XIV has started the second day of his trip to Turkey with a visit to Istanbul’s Blue Mosque

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6 d. ago Pope Leo stunned after reporter gives him hugely sentimental gift on board flight: ‘How did you get that through security?’

A CBS reporter gifted Pope Leo with White Sox memorabilia passed down through his family

Events

6 d. ago 'World War Three is being fought' and 'the future of humanity is at stake', Pope warns

Pope Leo has starkly warned that World War Three is already being fought and that the future of humanity is at stake. 

Events

6 d. ago Pope Leo XIV mobbed and cheered as he embarks on landmark Turkey visit

Pope Leo XIV has received a raucous welcome from the country’s Catholic community

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6 d. ago The Latest: Pope Leo XIV to call for Christian unity at site where Nicaean Creed established

Pope Leo XIV marks a high point of his first foreign trip to Turkey with a pilgrimage to Iznik

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6 d. ago Pope Leo's WW3 warning as 'future of humanity is at stake' in bombshell speech

Pope Leo has warned that the 'future of humanity is at stake' during a speech on his first trip abroad as the head of the Catholic Church amid the wars in Ukraine and Gaza

Events

7 d. ago Pope Leo to go against Vatican tradition on first trip to Turkey and Lebanon

Pope Leo XIV will make a notable departure from his predecessors in the first foreign trip of his pontificate

Economics

7 d. ago Pope Leo embarks on his first foreign trip with a key message

Leo is fulfilling a trip the late Pope Francis planned to make

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7 d. ago The Latest: Pope Leo brings messages of peace and Christian unity on trip to Turkey and Lebanon

Pope Leo XIV visits Turkey and Lebanon on his first foreign trip, fulfilling the late Pope Francis’ plans to mark an important Orthodox anniversary

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