73 m. ago King Charles won't be at Pope Leo XIV's inauguration next week as Buckingham Palace announces who he is sending instead

The decision comes after Prince William , the Prince of Wales, attended the funeral on behalf of his father.

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2 h. ago Duke of Edinburgh to represent King at inauguration of Pope Leo XIV

The Duke of Edinburgh is to represent the King at the inauguration mass of Pope Leo XIV, Buckingham Palace has said.

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2 h. ago Why does the pope change his name as the Vatican welcomes Pope Leo XIV

Robert Prevost is the first ever American pope, having been elected by the world's cardinals this week.

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4 h. ago Pope Leo XIV live updates: Pope Leo warns against picking technology over faith amid ‘anti

Celebrations for Pope Leo XIV have swept across the country, though many within the Catholic church were surprised the conclave selected an American

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8 h. ago 'Leo will follow Francis.' Amazon Catholics hope the new pope will protect the rain forest

For years before becoming Pope Leo XIV — as a parish priest and then bishop in Peru — Robert Prevost built ties with interfaith environmental networks and Indigenous organizations to place forest protection and rights at the center of Church concern

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8 h. ago Pope Leo XIV's Creole heritage highlights complex history of racism and the church in America

The election of Pope Leo XIV, who is the first U.S. pope and has Creole roots, is raising more awareness about the complexity of the Creole identity

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8 h. ago Where does Pope Leo XIV stand on key issues like sexual abuse, climate and poverty?

He has been described as a peace-seeking bridge builder but he opposes female ordination and abuse survivors are waryWhat is the position of Pope Leo XIV on the issues that face him and the Roman Catholic church? Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Pope Leo XIV is a White Sox fan — and the organization is embracing the occasion

It’s the biggest victory for the struggling Chicago White Sox in a long time

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15 h. ago Iconic Chicago hotdog joint launches 'The Leo' named after new Pope Robert Prevost

The sandwich marks the restaurant's way of 'paying tribute to Chicago's newest claim to fame,' Pope Leo XIV.

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15 h. ago Harry Styles spotted greeting Pope Leo at The Vatican sending fans into meltdown

The 31-year-old singer was seen among the crowd in Rome’s St Peter’s Square, awaiting the announcement of the new pope, Leo XIV

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16 h. ago Harry Styles spotted in crowd during Pope Leo XIV’s first address in Rome

Fans were delighted to spot Harry Styles in St Peter’s Square on Thursday.

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16 h. ago Pope Leo XIV is a tennis player. Tsitsipas would be happy to hit some balls with him

It was fitting that when Pope Leo XIV was elected the Italian Open tennis tournament was being played just up the road from the Vatican

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17 h. ago Pope Leo XIV's election was nothing like dramatic Conclave film, says cardinal

The BAFTA winning film Conclave wasn't like the real-life conclave that led to the election of Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Vincent Nichols has told the media following the event

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17 h. ago Pope Leo XIV live updates: Cardinal says Leo will be ‘darn good Pope’ as White House downplays Trump tensions

The 69-year-old former cardinal was chosen to be the 267th pope by the Conclave after more than two-thirds of the cardinals voted for him to succeed the late Francis

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18 h. ago New Pope Leo XIV spotted singing karaoke at party during his time in Peru

Social media users have been charmed by a video shared online of Pope Leo XIV from more than a decade ago of him singing songs in Peru, where he has dual nationality

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18 h. ago 'Judas' Pope Leo's brazen snub of America revealed by Peruvian President as he taunts Trump

'He chose to be one of us,' Peru's president said in a public address lauding the selection, after Pope Leo XIV spoke to the world in Latin, Italian and Spanish - but not his native English.

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19 h. ago Pope Leo XIV watched Conclave movie to prepare, brother says

In a new interview, the new pope’s brother reveals he ‘knew how to behave’ because he had seen the 2024 hit thrillerVatican watchers weren’t the only ones consulting the movie Conclave before the pivotal election of a new pope.The new pontiff himself – Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, who took the name Leo XIV – watched the 2024 movie dramatizing the Vatican’s selection process ahead of the sequestration of cardinals that chose him to lead the Catholic church, according to his older brother. Continue reading...

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19 h. ago A 2012 video shows comments from new pope that disappoint LGBTQ activists

Pope Leo XIV in 2012 made comments critical of what he called the “homosexual lifestyle” and the role of mass media in promoting acceptance of same-sex relationships that conflicted with Catholic doctrine

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20 h. ago BBC viewers 'furious' as they spot issue during first speech by Pope Leo XIV

BBC News viewers were left unimpressed with the broadcaster's coverage of Pope Leo XIV's first speech after being elected as the 267th Pope on yesterday evening

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20 h. ago The art of dealing with Donald Trump? Don’t fight him alone | Jonathan Freedland

This week’s trade deal is a boost for Keir Starmer. But a lasting win will only come by joining forces with other nations to resist the US president’s entire destructive agendaDonald Trump wanted Thursday, like every day, to be all about him. He thought the news cycle would be dominated by his sealing of the first US trade deal since he blew a hole in the world economy with the dynamite of tariffs. He gathered his vice-president and several cabinet members in the Oval Office to announce the new agreement – with the UK, as it happens – only for the gaze of the world to be diverted. All eyes were on Rome, where Trump was upstaged by one of the few global players who can outdo him when it comes to putting on a show.Don’t think Trump is not simultaneously wondering how he can use that whole white-smoke thing – perhaps to signal his winning of a constitutionally prohibited third term in 2028 – and worrying that Leo XIV is a serious rival for the commodity he craves more than any other: a...

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