8 h. ago Pope Leo criticises pay packages of Musk and other corporate chiefs

Pontiff expresses concern about the widening gap between corporate bosses and workers

Culture

8 h. ago Chicago suburb where Pope Leo XIV grew up celebrates his 70th birthday with gospel music, balloons

The Chicago suburb where Pope Leo XIV grew up is celebrating his 70th birthday with gospel music and a balloon release outside his boyhood home

Culture

9 h. ago Pope honors 21st century martyrs: Christians killed by Islamic militants, mafias, Amazon ranchers

Pope Leo XIV has honored hundreds of Christians who have been killed for their faith in the 21st century

Events

15 h. ago Pope Leo XIV turns 70 and thanks God, his parents and all those who prayed for him

Pope Leo XIV has marked his 70th birthday by thanking God, his parents and all those who prayed for him

Politics

67 h. ago Voices: ‘£72k is a ridiculously good salary’: Reader debate erupts over London Tube driver wages

Our community is divided over this week’s Tube strikes. While some criticised the pay as excessive, others defended it as insufficient to meet London’s high living costs

Economics

6 d. ago The Climate 100 List: Pope Leo wants his followers to help save the planet

Ahead of the The Independent’s Climate 100 List being published later this month, we are celebrating some of the leading lights being honoured for their work tackling the crisis. Pope Leo XIV is determined to fight for the environment – and is providing an important counterbalance to Donald Trump, writes David Callaway

Politics

6 d. ago Moment Pope Leo knocks camera operator on popemobile while catching gift

Pope Leo accidentally collided with a Vatican Media camera operator on his own popemobile as he reached for a gift tossed by a pilgrim on Sunday.

Culture

7 d. ago Carlo Acutis, ‘God’s influencer’ who died age 15, declared a saint by Pope Leo

London-born Italian, who died in 2006, built websites to spread Catholic teaching and is credited with two miraclesA London-born Italian teenage computer whiz who died in 2006 age 15, has been declared the Catholic church’s first millennial saint during an open-air Mass in a packed St Peter’s Square.Carlo Acutis, who died of leukaemia, built multilingual websites to spread Catholic teaching, later earning him the nickname “God’s influencer”. He was canonised by Pope Leo XIV alongside Pier Giorgio Frassati, another young Catholic activist, who died a century ago. Continue reading...

Events

7 d. ago Carlo Acutis, ‘God’s influencer’, declared first millennial saint by Pope Leo at canonisation mass

Carlo Acutis, a London-born computer prodigy who died in 2006, has become the first millennial Catholic saint.

Science

7 d. ago Carlo Acutis, ‘God’s influencer’ who died aged 15, declared a saint by Pope Leo

London-born Italian, who died in 2006, built websites to spread Catholic teaching and is credited with two miraclesPope Leo XIV has declared the London-born Italian Carlo Acutis, who died in 2006 age 15, the Catholic church’s first millennial saint during an open-air mass in a packed St Peter’s Square.Carlo, who died of leukaemia, built websites to spread Catholic teaching, earning him the nickname “God’s influencer”. He was canonised alongside Pier Giorgio Frassati, another young Catholic activist, who died a century ago. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Brit dubbed 'God's influencer' becomes first millennial saint after 'miracles' performed

A boy from London who has been credited with performing two 'miracles' has been made the first-ever millennial saint by Pope Leo after being branded 'God's influencer'

Science

7 d. ago Voices: What teen influencer Carlo Acutis becoming a saint says about Pope Leo’s Catholic Church

As the British-born Italian teenager is canonised, following a campaign by his wealthy family, Catherine Pepinster asks how the Catholic Church can honour the deserving people whose supporters don’t have the means to lobby on their behalf

Politics

7 d. ago Pope Leo makes 'God's Influencer' the first Gen Z saint: St Peter's Square fills for canonisation of British

Acutis, a 15-year-old London-born computer whiz who died in 2006 of an acute case of leukemia, has been declared the first millennial saint today.

Science

7 d. ago From coding to canonization: The extraordinary life of Carlo Acutis

Carlo Acutis, a 15-year-old computer whiz, is being declared the first millennial saint

Politics

8 d. ago How 'God's Influencer's' body was preserved as he becomes first millennial Saint

Pope Leo XIV will preside over the canonisation ceremony on Sunday, welcoming the computer whizz into the echelons of revered Christian miracle-makers.

Science

9 d. ago Pope feeds fish as he opens Vatican's ambitious model of sustainable farming and education

Pope Leo XIV has inaugurated a new sustainable farming project run by the Vatican

Culture

9 d. ago Elon Musk could become world’s first trillionaire under new Tesla pay deal

The EV maker’s CEO has to hit some huge targets to get the full award - including making Tesla the world’s biggest company

Economics

9 d. ago Pope to make British boy dubbed 'God's influencer' a saint after performing 'miracles'

British-born Carlo Acutis will be among the first saints canonised by new Pope Leo XIV after the Vatican recognised a series of miracles performed by the boy

Politics

9 d. ago Tesla proposes $1tn pay package for Elon Musk; markets brace for US jobs report – business live

Musk would need to hit a series of market value, profit and operational milestones to earn mega-payoutFull story: Retail sales rise but ONS apologises as statistics crisis deepensFull story: Average UK house price reaches record £299,331, says HalifaxBarbara Teixeira Araujo, economist at Moody’s Analytics, says today’s retail sales report shows that the first quarter of the year was not as strong as previously thought:“That U.K. retail sales rose by a strong 0.6% month over month in July—building on a 0.3% increase in June—was definitely good news, especially given the bad vibes coming from the labour market. But we caution against reading too much into the headline.Not only did the underlying pace of growth remain lacklustre, with growth still falling by 0.6% q/q in the three months to July, but there are now significant questions around the reliability of those figures. Issues found with seasonal adjustment led to a thorough overhaul of the methodology this month, resulting in a c...

Economics

9 d. ago Carlo Acutis, the saint next door: A teen computer whiz becomes a millennial saint

Pope Leo XIV will preside over his first canonization ceremony Sunday to create the first millennial saint

Politics