4 h. 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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4 h. 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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26 h. 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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28 h. 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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50 h. 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

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52 h. 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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54 h. ago Pope Leo XIV opens first foreign trip with visit to Turkey that highlights religious, political ties

Pope Leo XIV is heading to Turkey on his first foreign trip

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3 d. ago Pope Leo XIV visits Turkey and Lebanon on first foreign trip

Pope Leo XIV is embarking on his first foreign trip

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3 d. ago Pope says Thanksgiving is a 'beautiful feast' that unites all

Pope Leo XIV says Thanksgiving is a “beautiful feast” that unites believers and non-believers alike

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4 d. 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

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6 d. 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 ...

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6 d. 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.

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6 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

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7 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...

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9 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

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1 week 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

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1 week 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

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1 week 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

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1 week 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

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1 week 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

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