Tag: Pope Leo XIV
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Rubio arrives for audience with Pope Leo XIV to ease tensions
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio opened a fence-mending visit to the Vatican yesterday after President Donald Trump’s broadsides against Pope Leo XIV and the U.S.-Israeli ... -
Pope urges US and Iran to return to peace talks, condemns capital punishment
Pope Leo XIV urged the United States and Iran to return to talks to end the war Thursday and condemned capital punishment, in a wide-ranging press ... -
Pope visiting prison in spotlight after US migrant deportations
Pope Leo XIV is visiting one of Equatorial Guinea’s notorious prisons yesterday, drawing attention to human rights abuses denounced by campaigners, particularly after the U.S. began ... -
Pope blasts ‘tyrants’ ravaging the planet during pastoral visit
Pope Leo XIV blasted the “handful of tyrants” who are ravaging Earth with war and exploitation, as he preached a message of peace yesterday in the ... -
Pope calls for peace in Algeria against the backdrop of Iran war
Pope Leo XIV arrived in Algeria yesterday on the first-ever papal visit and called for peace in all nations to prevail, in a trip overshadowed by ... -
Pope faces crisis as traditionalists plan bishop consecrations without consent
Pope Leo XIV is facing his first major crisis with traditionalist Catholics as a breakaway group attached to the traditional Latin Mass announced plans to consecrate ... -
Pope closes 2025 Holy Year with critique of consumerism, xenophobia
Pope Leo XIV yesterday closed out the Vatican’s 2025 Holy Year by denouncing today’s consumerist and anti-foreigner sentiment, capping a Jubilee that saw some 33 million ... -
Pope prays for peace at tomb of saint revered by Christians and Muslims
Pope Leo XIV prayed yesterday at the tomb of a Lebanese saint revered among Christians and Muslims as he brought a message of peace, hope and ... -
Pope Leo XIV visits Turkey on first foreign trip for religious, political ties
Pope Leo XIV arrived in Turkey yesterday on his first foreign trip, fulfilling Pope Francis’ plans to mark an important Christian anniversary and bring a message ... -
Report says clergy sex abuse victims need reparations to heal
The Vatican’s child protection board said yesterday the Catholic Church has a moral obligation to help victims of clergy sexual abuse heal, and identified financial reparations ... -
Pope Leo meets LGBTQ+ advocate, vows continuity with Francis’ legacy
Pope Leo XIV met yesterday with one of the most prominent advocates for greater LGBTQ+ inclusion in the Catholic Church and encouraged his ministry, just days ... -
Pope names first Chinese bishop, continuing Vatican’s controversial accord
Pope Leo XIV made his first appointment of a Chinese bishop under the Vatican’s 2018 agreement with Beijing, signalling he is continuing one of Pope Francis’ ... -
Pope casts doubt on which soccer club he supports during audience with Italian champ Napoli
That Pope Leo XIV is a Chicago White Sox fan and likes to play tennis has already been established. The most pressing sports question for many locals inside the Vatican and surrounding ... -
At Pope Leo XIV’s inaugural Mass, Jewish leaders show hope in Jewish-Catholic relations
Jewish leaders got up-front seats at Pope Leo XIV’s inauguration Mass. An American rabbi there and other representatives saw that as a hopeful sign for an upswing ... -
Pope Leo XIV vows to work for unity so Catholic Church becomes a symbol of peace in the world
Pope Leo XIV, history’s first American pope, vowed yesterday to work for unity so that the Catholic Church becomes a symbol of peace in the world, ... -
Pope Leo XIV lays out vision of papacy and identifies AI as a main challenge for humanity
Pope Leo XIV laid out the vision of his papacy Saturday, identifying artificial intelligence as one of the most critical matters facing humanity and vowing to ...
