Pope Leo XIV will inaugurate the central tower of Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia basilica during his visit to Spain next month
May 06, 2026
Pope Leo will visit two of the Canary Islands, major entry points off Africa's western coast for desperate migrants braving dangerous Atlantic waters
May 06, 2026
Pope Leo marks his first year leading the Catholic Church on Friday with a higher public profile and a ramped-up schedule, having grown more outspoken
May 06, 2026
A branch of the Catholic church has expressed concern over reports that Israel is demolishing civilian and religious buildings in southern Lebanon
May 04, 2026
Pope Leo and new Archbishop of Canterbury Sarah Mullally met for the first time on Monday, in a symbolic encounter in Rome in which
April 27, 2026
Pope Leo on Thursday decried the world's treatment of immigrants, saying that often migrants and refugees seeking to escape violence or
April 23, 2026
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April 22, 2026
Pope Leo XIV has paid tribute to Pope Francis on Tuesday on the first anniversary of his death
April 21, 2026
Pope Leo XIV has denounced the “colonization” of minerals and the “lust for power” in Equatorial Guinea at the end of his four-nation African trip
April 21, 2026
Pope Leo paid respects on Tuesday to his predecessor Francis on the anniversary of his death last year, remembering the first pontiff from the Americas as
April 21, 2026
There is a case to be made that Pope Leo XIV found his voice on his epic and ongoing trip through Africa
April 20, 2026
Pope Leo lamented during an event in Angola on Monday that many people in the world were being "exploited by authoritarians and
April 20, 2026
Pope Leo XIV has traveled to pray at a popular Catholic shrine in Angola that was an epicenter of the African slave trade
April 19, 2026
Pope Leo urged Angolans on Sunday to overcome divisions after decades of war, first at a Mass in a field outside Luanda and
April 19, 2026
Pope Leo XIV has challenged Angola's leaders to “break the cycles of interests” that have plundered and exploited Africa for centuries
April 18, 2026
Pope Leo sharply decried the exploitation of natural resources in Africa on Saturday, blasting "despots and tyrants" who guarantee wealth but do not
April 18, 2026
Pope Leo XIV says it is “not in my interest at all” to debate U.S. President Donald Trump about the war in Iran but that he will continue preaching the Gospel message of peace
April 18, 2026
How the first American pope is reclaiming Christian values from the Trump administration
April 17, 2026
Pope Leo last May became the first U.S. leader of the global Catholic Church, but for the initial 10 months of his tenure he mostly avoided comment
April 02, 2026
Pope Leo washed the feet of 12 priests on Thursday as part of a special ritual before Easter and said the action, emulating a gesture of humility by
April 02, 2026
With his previous insults towards African countries and his gutting of foreign assistance, U.S.
April 16, 2026
Human Rights Watch, in a detailed new report, says Chinese authorities are increasing pressure on underground Catholic communities to join the state-controlled official church while tightening surveillance and travel restrictions on all of China’s estimated 12 million Catholics
April 16, 2026
Pope Leo XIV is again emphasizing the need for peace and dialogue despite criticism from U.S. President Donald Trump
April 15, 2026
‘Textbook blasphemy’: Notre Dame students surprised and dismayed by Trump’s feud with Pope Leo
April 15, 2026
After Trump’s latest broadside, pope says ‘world needs to hear’ message of peace
April 15, 2026
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April 13, 2026
Pope Leo https://www.reuters.com/world/pope/ blasted violations of international law by "neocolonial" world powers in a forceful speech on Monday during
April 13, 2026
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April 13, 2026
Pope Leo paid homage to his spiritual roots on Tuesday, travelling to the ancient birthplace in Algeria of St.
April 14, 2026
Pope Leo XIV responded to criticism from President Trump and defended his position of seeking peace and opposing violence amid the war in Iran.
April 13, 2026
President Donald Trump is refusing to apologize to Pope Leo XIV after criticizing the pontiff's opposition to the war in Iran
April 13, 2026
Pope Leo XIV has arrived in Algeria for a first-ever papal visit, calling for peace amid the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran
April 13, 2026
Pope Leo XIV is making a long and ambitious odyssey across four African countries -- Algeria, Angola, Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea
April 10, 2026
Pope Leo XIV has restored the traditional Holy Thursday foot-washing ritual by washing the feet of 12 priests
April 02, 2026
Pope Leo XIV named a veteran Vatican diplomat as his new ambassador to the United States
March 07, 2026
A report by Rhode Island’s attorney general detailing decades of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy is giving survivors a sense of vindication while renewing calls for accountability and support
March 07, 2026
A new report says Rhode Island Catholic clergy abused hundreds of children for decades, while church leaders minimized the scandal
March 04, 2026
Two American cardinals and the Vatican’s ambassador to the U.S. denounced the mass deportations in Minnesota under the federal government’s immigration crackdown
February 28, 2026
The Vatican has announced a packed early-2026 travel schedule for Pope Leo XIV, with trips to Monaco, Spain, and four African countries
February 25, 2026
Marquette students meet Pope Leo on once in a lifetime trip to Rome
February 23, 2026
Skeleton of St. Francis of Assisi goes on public display for first time
February 23, 2026
The bones of St. Francis of Assisi have gone on public display for the first time
February 22, 2026
The Lenten period for penance started this week with Ash Wednesday and Catholic priests are happily bracing for long lines outside the confessional
February 19, 2026
Pope Leo XIV has opened the church’s penitential Lenten season by presiding over Ash Wednesday
February 18, 2026
Steve Bannon courted Epstein in his efforts to ‘take down’ Pope Francis
February 14, 2026
The Vatican has warned a breakaway traditionalist Catholic group that it risked renewed schism if it goes ahead with plans to consecrate new bishops without papal consent
February 12, 2026
As a teenager in India, Susai Jesu led prayer services in his small Catholic village, helped at Mass and soon began training for the priesthood
February 02, 2026
Pope Leo XIV has baptized 20 babies in the Sistine Chapel, continuing an annual tradition marking the end of the Christmas holiday at the Vatican
January 11, 2026
‘We are still here.’ Catholic patriarch leads Christmas Mass at Gaza church bombed by Israel during the war
December 21, 2025
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