2 h. ago A history of the pope’s overseas tours ahead of Leo’s visit to Lebanon

As Pope Leo prepares for his first foreign trip, a look at the history of papal visits

Culture

3 h. ago How Pope Leo’s first overseas visit is a symbol of hope for war

Pope Leo XIV to embark on his first overseas trip to Lebanon and Turkey on Sunday

Events

45 h. ago Blessed beats! Pope Leo blesses crowds during a rave held to mark an Archbishop's 75th birthday

Pope Leo surprised ravers by given a blessing to the crowd midway through a rave held to mark Archbishop Bernard Bober's 75th birthday.

Politics

53 h. ago Who can tame Trump? An unlikely candidate is emerging: the Catholic church | Simon Tisdall

Inequality, immigration and civil rights are the battlegrounds on which the church, and some other Christian denominations, are fightingThe supreme court can’t do it – it’s packed with conservatives who owe him their jobs. Congress won’t do it – Republicans slavishly follow his orders, Democrats are ill-led and divided. For today’s White House, the concept of constitutional limits on executive power is a quaint relic. The news media, or sections of it, does its best amid constant legal threats. But, too often, they pay him off. Brave reporters who insist on asking awkward questions are insulted or silenced: “Quiet, piggy.”So who will tame Donald Trump? Who will halt his rolling constitutional coup – his ongoing evisceration of US democracy, civil rights, living standards, global reputation and moral integrity? Voters may try to indirectly rein him back in next November’s midterms (as they did recently in New York and elsewhere). But those elections are a year away. The emergency is ...

Politics

68 h. ago Pope Leo XIV accepts resignation of Spanish bishop who 'sexually abused trainee priest'

The Vatican confirmed in a statement on Saturday that Leo had accepted the resignation of Cadiz Bishop Rafael Zornoza, 76, but did not mention the allegation.

Events

2 d. ago Pope Leo accepts resignation of bishop accused of abuse in first known case for new pontiff

The diocese of Cádiz denied accusations against Zornoza but confirmed the investigation was being carried out

Events

2 d. ago Pope Leo XIV accepts resignation of Spanish bishop accused of abuse in first known case for pontiff

Pope Leo XIV has accepted the resignation of an ailing Spanish bishop who is under church investigation for allegedly sexually abusing a young seminarian in the 1990s

Events

3 d. ago Who knew it would take an American pope to remind us of the value of art and good taste? | Jason Okundaye

Anti-AI and pro-beauty, Leo XIV has proved an unlikely custodian of culture – and a patron of meaningful work in a world of algorithmic slopSo, who figured that Pope Leo XIV would end up being kind of cool? Not me. Although as a lapsed Catholic I had little stake in the conclave race, I felt that there was something unglamorous, dare I say godless, about a first-ever supreme pontiff born in the US, let alone one hailing from Chicago, the same city as Hugh Hefner, Hillary Clinton and Kanye West. There were greater apprehensions beyond taste, too. Would this finally be the ordination of the reinvigorated Maga movement after the death of the compassionate Pope Francis? When Leo appeared on the balcony of St Peter’s Basilica wearing the traditional red mozzetta cape eschewed by his predecessor, it was too easy to jump to conclusions.By the grace of God, the red mozzetta was a red herring. Very quickly, American conservatives went into meltdown over the pope’s patent anti-Maga leanings a...

Politics

3 d. ago Pope Leo rectifies technical glitch in Vatican law after woman given top job

This change follows Pope Francis's February appointment of Sister Raffaella Petrini

Society

4 d. ago Huge Nazi airport left to rot and abandoned now has very different purpose

Tempelhof Airport was once a symbol of Nazi power, but after the Second World War it became a symbol of hope

Society

4 d. ago 'Never here Keir' makes his 42nd foreign trip in just 17 months as Starmer heads on 11,000

His 11,000-mile round trip to Johannesburg is the PM's third overseas visit this month alone, with critics continuing to brand him 'never here Keir'.

Politics

5 d. ago Pope Leo given special gift by US lawmaker with a very fitting name on the label

Pope Leo XIV is the first pontiff from the United States

Politics

5 d. ago Pope Leo criticises ‘disrespectful’ treatment of immigrants in US

Pontiff backs statement by US bishops condemning raids and mass deportations under Trump administrationPope Leo has reiterated his disapproval of Donald Trump’s immigration policies, saying foreigners in the US are being treated in an “extremely disrespectful way”.Leo, the first US pontiff in the history of the Catholic church, made the remarks in response to questions about a statement adopted last week during a special assembly of US bishops that criticised the Trump administration’s mass deportations and lamented the fear and anxiety caused by immigration raids. Continue reading...

Events

5 d. ago Pope Leo condemns US’s ‘extremely disrespectful’ treatment of immigrants

Pontiff backs statement by US bishops condemning raids and mass deportations under Trump administrationPope Leo has reiterated his disapproval of Donald Trump’s immigration policies, saying foreigners in the US are being treated in an “extremely disrespectful way”.Leo, the first US pontiff in the history of the Catholic church, made the remarks in response to questions about a statement adopted last week during a special assembly of US bishops that criticised the Trump administration’s mass deportations and lamented the fear and anxiety caused by immigration raids. Continue reading...

Events

6 d. ago Pope strongly backs US bishops in blasting Trump immigration crackdown, urges humane treatment

Pope Leo XIV has strongly backed U.S. bishops who condemned the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown

Politics

6 d. ago Pope Leo condemns Trump’s immigration policies as ‘extremely disrespectful’

The pontiff urged people in the U.S. “to look for ways of treating people humanely”

Politics

7 d. ago Pope Leo XIV calls for urgent climate action and says God’s creation is 'crying out'

Pope Leo XIV is urging countries at United Nations climate talks to take “concrete actions” to stop climate change that is threatening the planet

Politics

7 d. ago Pope could soon decide fate of Spain bishop accused of abuse, under investigation by church

The head of the Spanish Catholic bishops conference says Pope Leo XIV could soon accept the resignation of an ailing Spanish bishop who is under church investigation for allegedly sexually abusing a young seminarian in the 1990s

Events

7 d. ago Pope Leo invited actors and directors to the Vatican for impassioned plea to save cinema

In his Saturday address at the Vatican, Pope Leo did not hesitate to hold up cinemagoing as a deeply human and spiritual pursuit

Culture

9 d. ago Pope Leo XIV celebrates cinema with Hollywood stars and urges inclusion of marginal voices

Pope Leo XIV has welcomed Spike Lee, Cate Blanchett, Greta Gerwig and dozens of other Hollywood luminaries to a special Vatican audience

Culture