17 h. ago Pope Leo plans to give a virtual address in his hometown of Chicago – at the same time as Trump’s military parade

Tickets for the event, which is to be held at the Rate Field stadium, home of the Chicago White Sox (the pontiff’s favorite team), are being sold online at $5 each

Events

18 h. ago Queen's match halted after fan suffers medical emergency on the new Andy Murray Arena

TAMARA PRENN AT THE QUEEN'S CLUB: The clash between Beatriz Haddad Maia and Emma Navarro was forced to pause during the tiebreak after medics rushed to help the fan.

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22 h. ago Pope Leo XIV names first Chinese bishop, signalling he is continuing Vatican's controversial accord

Pope Leo XIV has made his first appointment of a Chinese bishop

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3 d. ago Pope Leo criticizes political nationalism and prays for reconciliation and dialogue

Pope Leo XIV has criticized the surge of nationalist political movements in the world as he prayed for reconciliation and dialogue

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3 d. ago Pope Leo criticises ‘exclusionary mindset’ of nationalist political movements

During Sunday Mass in St Peter’s Square, the pope asked that God ‘open borders, break down walls (and) dispel hatred’Pope Leo has criticised the emergence of nationalist political movements and their “exclusionary mindset”, without naming a specific country or leader.Leo, the first pope from the US, asked during a Mass on Sunday with tens of thousands in St Peter’s Square that God would “open borders, break down walls (and) dispel hatred”. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Can Pope Leo XIV solve the Vatican funding crisis? Here’s how the Holy See manages money

The Vatican doesn’t tax its residents or issue bonds, and it's got a big budget problem

Economics

6 d. ago Pope meets with child protection advisory board amid survivor calls for zero tolerance on abuse

Pope Leo XIV has met with members of the Vatican’s child protection advisory commission for the first time amid questions about his past handling of abuse and demands from survivors that he enact a true zero tolerance for abuse policy across the Catholic Church

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9 d. ago Ralph Fiennes felt ‘flattered’ when he learned Pope Leo XIV had watched Conclave

The film depicts the events of a conclave, which is a papal gathering where cardinal’s vote to elect the new pope.

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1 week ago Britain’s Simon Yates seals Giro d’Italia in Rome for second Grand Tour title

Stunning penultimate stage set up 32-year-old for gloryYates adds 2025 Giro to 2018 Vuelta a EspañaSimon Yates arrived in Rome, was blessed by Pope Leo XIV and then completed a miraculous overall victory in the 2025 Giro d’Italia, seven years after his race lead had traumatically dissolved with victory in his grasp.The Lancastrian rider’s remarkable turnaround in Saturday’s final mountain stage, in which Yates leapfrogged 21-year-old Giro debutant and race leader, Isaac del Toro and podium rival, Richard Carapaz, to take a near four-minute overall lead, was one of the most stunning in Grand Tour racing. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Britain’s Simon Yates seals Giro d’Italia triumph and banishes pain of 2018

Visma-Lease a Bike rider secures second Grand Tour titleYates lost 2018 Giro after cracking on Colle delle FinestreSimon Yates arrived in Rome, was blessed by Pope Leo XIV and then completed a miraculous overall victory in the 2025 Giro d’Italia, seven years after his race lead had traumatically dissolved with victory in his grasp.The Lancastrian rider’s remarkable turnaround in Saturday’s final mountain stage, in which Yates leapfrogged 21-year-old Giro debutant and race leader, Isaac del Toro and podium rival, Richard Carapaz, to take a near four-minute overall lead, was one of the most stunning in Grand Tour racing. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Pope Leo XIV blesses cyclists competing in the Giro d'Italia as final stage enters Vatican gardens

Pope Leo XIV blessed the more than 150 cyclists competing in the Giro d’Italia as the three-week race’s final stage began with an unprecedented ride through the Vatican gardens behind St. Peter’s Basilica

Sport

1 week ago Pope Leo XIV updates his Peruvian citizen registration with his new Vatican address

Pope Leo XIV has not forgotten about his responsibilities as a Peruvian citizen

Culture

1 week ago Pope Leo’s visit to summer palace prompts speculation over future plans

The new pope has not revealed where he will live

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1 week ago Pope Leo XIV visits a hilltop summer residence that Francis turned into museum

Pope Leo XIV is visiting the papal summer palace south of Rome

Culture

2 w. ago Scott McTominay's 'incredible' meeting with Pope Leo XIV as Napoli star awed by 'iconic' moment

Fresh from his title triumph with Napoli, Scotland talisman Scott McTominay found himself shaking hands with Pope Leo XIV.

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2 w. ago Scott McTominay and Napoli continue title celebrations with Pope Leo meeting

Italian champions visit Vatican and meet with pontiffPope denies being a Roma supporter during audiencePope Leo XIV welcomed Italy’s newly crowned Serie A champions Napoli to the Vatican on Tuesday, joking about his own football allegiances.Napoli won their fourth Scudetto on Friday with a 2-0 home victory over Cagliari, edging out Inter by one point in a nail-biting end to the season. The team, captained by the Italy international Giovanni Di Lorenzo and including player of the season Scott McTominay, arrived for their papal audience a day after a triumphant open-top bus parade through central Naples. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Who does the pope support? Doubts over Leo’s football club during audience with Napoli

Napoli clinched its fourth Serie A title following a 2-0 win over Cagliari on Friday

Sport

2 w. ago British man, 65, with Parkinson's disease who vanished in Paris has been found 'safe and well' four days after his family put out desperate pleas for help to trace him

Tennis fan Chris Arnheim, 65, had last week travelled to the French capital with his brother to watch the Roland-Garros French Open but the pair became separated when they left a restaurant.

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2 w. ago Voices: Donald Trump has a new battle on his hands to win the Nobel Peace Prize

There’s another global American leader striving to secure a ceasefire in Ukraine, one who could yet beat the US president to the accolade he so clearly craves, says Michael Day

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2 w. ago The rules behind Pope Leo remaining a US citizen now he’s a foreign head of state

Other US citizens have served as foreign heads of state

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