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Pope denounces ‘pandemic of arms’ as he prays for victims of US school shooting
Pope Leo has denounced the “pandemic of arms, large and small”, as he prayed publicly for the victims of the shooting during a Catholic school Mass in the United States.

Sun, 31 Aug, 2025

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Pope calls for end to ‘collective punishment’ and forced displacement in Gaza
Pope Leo XIV has demanded that Israel stop the “collective punishment” and forced displacement of Palestinians in Gaza as he pleaded for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in the besieged territory amid preparations by Israel for a new military ...

Wed, 27 Aug, 2025

Italy Pope
Pope celebrates Mass for local homeless people and invites them to lunch
Pope Leo XIV spent the last Sunday of his summer holiday with several dozen homeless and poor people – and the church volunteers who help them, celebrating a special Mass and inviting them into the Vatican’s lakeside estate for a lunch of lasagne ...

Sun, 17 Aug, 2025

APTOPIX Italy Pope Youths Jubilee
Pope Leo urges crowd of one million young Catholics to ‘spread enthusiasm and faith’
The young people camped in sprawling fields south-east of Rome overnight after attending a vigil service for the Jubilee of Youth on Saturday

Sun, 03 Aug, 2025

Vatican Youth Jubilee
Rock star welcome for Pope who poses for selfies at Catholic influencer festival
Pope Leo XIV received a rock star’s welcome at the Vatican’s festival of Catholic influencers – priests, nuns and ordinary faithful who use their social media presence to preach and teach the faith.

Tue, 29 Jul, 2025

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Pope Leo flags AI’s impact on children’s intellectual and spiritual development
Pope Leo XIV has warned that artificial intelligence could negatively impact the intellectual, neurological and spiritual development of young people as he pressed one of the priorities of his young pontificate.

Fri, 20 Jun, 2025

APTOPIX Vatican Pope
Pope criticises nationalism and prays for reconciliation
Pope Leo has criticised the surge of nationalist political movements in the world as he prayed for reconciliation and dialogue – a message in line with his pledges to make the Catholic Church a symbol of peace.

Sun, 08 Jun, 2025

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Pope meets child protection advisory board amid call for zero tolerance on abuse
Pope Leo XIV met with members of the Vatican’s child protection advisory commission on Thursday for the first time amid questions about his past handling of clergy sex abuse cases.

Thu, 05 Jun, 2025

Italy Pope
Pope declares ‘I am Roman’ as he completes formalities to become bishop of Rome
Pope Leo declared himself a Roman as he completed the final ceremonial steps cementing his role as the bishop of Rome.

Sun, 25 May, 2025

Vatican Pope
Pope prays for China’s Catholics to be in communion with Rome
Pope Leo asked for prayers for China’s Catholics to be in communion with the Holy See, as he made his first public remarks about one of the thorniest foreign policy issues facing his new pontificate.

Sun, 25 May, 2025

Vatican Pope US
Pope and JD Vance meet ahead of diplomatic push for Ukraine ceasefire
Mr Vance, a Catholic convert, had led the US delegation to the formal Mass opening the pontificate of the first American pope

Mon, 19 May, 2025

Vatican Pope
Pope meets with head of Greek Catholic Church in Ukraine
Pope Leo XIV met at the Vatican with the head of the Greek Catholic Church in Ukraine on Thursday, in one of his first audiences as pontiff that reaffirmed his appeal for a peaceful, negotiated end to Russia’s war.

Fri, 16 May, 2025

Vatican Pope Sinner
World number one Jannik Sinner meets tennis fan Pope Leo XIV
Top-ranked tennis player Jannik Sinner has visited Pope Leo XIV, giving him a tennis racket.

Wed, 14 May, 2025

Vatican Pope
Pope Leo XIV visits headquarters of his Augustinian order
Pope Leo XIV has celebrated mass and had lunch with members of his Augustinian religious order, slipping into the congregation’s headquarters outside St Peter’s Square where he served for 12 years as superior.

Tue, 13 May, 2025

Vatican Pope
Pope Leo XIV expresses solidarity with imprisoned journalists
He spoke in an audience with some of the 6,000 journalists who descended on Rome to cover his election as the first American pontiff

Mon, 12 May, 2025

Vatican Pope
Pope Leo celebrates Mass at tomb of St Peter before first Sunday blessing
The Vatican said the Pope was joined by the head of his Augustinian order, the Rev Alejandro Moral Anton

Sun, 11 May, 2025

Vatican Pope
Pope Leo XIV lays out vision of papacy and identifies AI as challenge for humanity
Leo made his first outing since his election to a sanctuary south of Rome that is dedicated to the Madonna and is of particular significance to his Augustinian order

Sun, 11 May, 2025

Vatican Pope
Leo XIV celebrates first Mass as Pope as details emerge from conclave
Pope Leo XIV said his election was both a cross to bear and a blessing as he celebrated his first Mass and details began to emerge of how votes quickly coalesced to make him history’s first American pope.

Fri, 09 May, 2025

Vatican Pope
As Born In The USA plays, American cardinals in Rome celebrate Pope Leo XIV
Speakers blasted songs including Born In The USA and American Pie as six cardinal electors from the United States gathered in Rome to share their thoughts on the election of the first US-born pope, Cardinal Robert Prevost.

Fri, 09 May, 2025

Vatican Conclave New Pope
Pope Leo hopes to bring light to 'dark nights of this world' as he celebrates first Mass
Pope Leo XIV, history’s first North American pope, has celebrated his first Mass as pontiff in the Sistine Chapel

Fri, 09 May, 2025

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Pope Leo XIV to celebrate first Mass after election as Francis’ successor
The service comes a day after his historic election as the first North American pope in the church’s 2,000-year history

Fri, 09 May, 2025

Conclave Elects Pope Leo XIV
Taoiseach and president lead congratulations for new Pope Leo XIV in Ireland
Micheál Martin said the celebrations in St. Peter’s Square are a reflection of the 'hopes and goodwill' felt by Catholics

Fri, 09 May, 2025

Vatican Conclave New Pope
Who is Leo XIV, the new Pope chosen by cardinals to lead the Catholic Church?
At 69 years old, he is seven years younger than Pope Francis was when he was elected.

Fri, 09 May, 2025

Vatican Conclave New Pope Peru
Peruvians elated after cardinal who spent years in country is elected Pope
Peruvians were elated on Thursday after a Catholic cardinal who spent years guiding the faithful in the South American country and who they see as one of their own was elected Pope.

Thu, 08 May, 2025

Vatican Conclave
Cardinals wrap up pre-conclave meetings unsure about who should follow Francis
Cardinals have wrapped up their pre-conclave meetings, trying to identify a possible new pope who could follow Pope Francis and make the 2,000-year-old Catholic Church credible and relevant today, especially to young people.

Tue, 06 May, 2025

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How long was the longest conclave? Facts about the secret voting to elect a pope
The periodic voting to elect a new pope has been going on for centuries

Fri, 02 May, 2025

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Disgraced Cardinal Becciu withdraws from participation in conclave to elect pope
The Italian cardinal at the heart of the Vatican’s “trial of the century” has announced that he is withdrawing from participating in the upcoming conclave to elect a new pope for “the good of the church”.

Tue, 29 Apr, 2025

APTOPIX Vatican Pope
World leaders reminded of Pope Francis’s calls for peace at Vatican funeral
Crowds at the funeral applauded as the pontiff’s coffin both emerged from and then was brought back into the basilica after the open-air mass

Sat, 26 Apr, 2025

Vatican Pope
Francis hailed as ‘a pope among people’ as world leaders join 200,000 mourners
The 88-year-old has been hailed for his leadership of the Church, proving popular among young people and known for his outreach to those most in need in society

Sat, 26 Apr, 2025

Vatican Pope
Zelenskyy appears to receive applause as leaders gather for Pope’s funeral
Volodymyr Zelenskyy appeared to receive a round of applause as he attended the funeral of Pope Francis in Rome.

Sat, 26 Apr, 2025

Pope Francis death
The delicate diplomacy of the seating plan for the Pope’s funeral
The seating plan for international leaders at the funeral of Pope Francis is a delicate effort in diplomacy.

Sat, 26 Apr, 2025

Pope Francis death
Pope Francis: Mourners file through St Peter’s Basilica overnight as lying-in-state set to end
The basilica remained open overnight on Thursday to allow as many people to pay their respects as possible

Fri, 25 Apr, 2025

Pope Francis death
Archbishop Martin pays tribute to Pope Francis at special Mass
Eamon Martin, the Primate of All Ireland, paid tribute to Francis with a homily during a special dedicated memorial Mass for the late pontiff

Thu, 24 Apr, 2025

Pope Francis death
How will Pope Francis's funeral differ from those held for predecessors?
Francis died on Easter Monday at the age of 88, with his funeral due to take place on Saturday morning at St Peter’s Square in Rome

Thu, 24 Apr, 2025

Pope Francis death
An Post offers to send cards to the Vatican for free
The 88-year-old, who died on Easter Monday, has been dubbed by some as the “people’s pope”, having spoken out for the poor and those in need

Thu, 24 Apr, 2025

South Korea Obit Pope Francis Global Reax
'He wanted to die at home': Pope’s doctor recounts Francis’s final moments
Dr Alfieri was alerted at 5.30am on Monday by Francis’s health care assistant, Massimiliano Strappetti, that Francis had been stricken and needed to be taken to the hospital

Thu, 24 Apr, 2025

Vatican Pope Francis Obit Camerlengo
Irish-born cardinal entrusted as ‘camerlengo’ running Holy See between popes
The Vatican official who runs the Holy See after the death of one pope and before the election of another is no-nonsense Irish-born American Cardinal Kevin Farrell.

Tue, 22 Apr, 2025

Vatican Obit Pope Francis
Vatican holds first public commemoration following death of Pope Francis
The Vatican has begun a Rosary prayer in St Peter’s Square in its first public commemoration following Pope Francis’s death. Cardinal Mauro Gambetti, archpriest of St Peter’s Basilica, led the prayer as the sun set.

Mon, 21 Apr, 2025

India Obit Pope Francis Global Reax
What are the church’s rites for the death of a pope?
The death of a pope starts a centuries-old ritual involving sacred oaths by the cardinals electing a successor, the piercing of ballots with a needle and thread after they’re counted, and then burning them to produce either the white or black smoke ...

Mon, 21 Apr, 2025

Italy Millennial Saint Relics
Canonisation of first millennial saint, Carlo Acutis, postponed after Pope death
The canonisation of the first millennial saint, Carlo Acutis, has been postponed due to the death of Pope Francis, the Vatican has announced.

Mon, 21 Apr, 2025

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Which cardinals are seen as contenders to be the next pope?
A popular saying in Vatican circles is that if you “enter a conclave as pope, you leave as a cardinal”.

Mon, 21 Apr, 2025

Italy Pope Holy Thursday
Recovering Pope Francis visits Rome prison to keep annual Holy Week appointment
Pope Francis has visited Rome’s main prison and met with dozens of inmates as he kept an Easter season appointment to spend Holy Thursday among the least fortunate, even as he continues recovering from a life-threatening bout of pneumonia.

Thu, 17 Apr, 2025

APTOPIX Vatican Pope Palm Sunday
Convalescing Pope wishes faithful well in Palm Sunday appearance
A convalescing Pope Francis has greeted the crowd in St Peter’s Square on Palm Sunday, wishing more than 20,000 faithful a “Good Palm Sunday, a good Holy Week”, in yet another reassuring public sign of his recovery from a life-threatening battle ...

Sun, 13 Apr, 2025

APTOPIX Vatican Pope Health
Pope Francis ‘very lively’ as he continues recovery, doctor says
Pope Francis has shown “a truly surprising improvement” since returning to the Vatican to convalesce after surviving a life-threatening bout with double-pneumonia, the doctor who coordinated the pontiff’s five-week hospital stay said.

Sat, 29 Mar, 2025

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