Pope Leo XIV
Pope Leo discharged from hospital after lung cancer surgery
World
October 19, 2026
Pope Leo discharged from hospital after lung cancer surgery
Rome — Pope Leo XIV left hospital Saturday, four days after undergoing lung cancer surgery in a swift return to his…
What have we learned about Pope Leo during his visit to France
World
October 1, 2026
What have we learned about Pope Leo during his visit to France
Metz, France — France may have a highly secularized culture, but it has given Pope Leo XIV a superstar welcome. In…
Donald Trump’s ire and Russian criticism are helping Giorgia Meloni at home
World
April 26, 2026
Donald Trump’s ire and Russian criticism are helping Giorgia Meloni at home
Dual insults — one from the US president and another from a Russian commentator — flung at Italian prime minister…
Pope Leo’s message to the rich in his first foreign trip of the year
World
March 29, 2026
Pope Leo’s message to the rich in his first foreign trip of the year
Monaco — The leaders of the world’s two smallest states came together on Saturday, as Pope Leo XIV made history with…
Pope Leo arrives in Lebanon, bringing call for unity in crisis-hit nation
Middle East
December 1, 2025
Pope Leo arrives in Lebanon, bringing call for unity in crisis-hit nation
Beirut — Pope Leo XIV touched down in Lebanon’s capital Beirut on Sunday with the hope of being a “messenger…
Pope Leo holds hours-long ‘profound and painful’ meeting with abuse survivors
World
November 10, 2025
Pope Leo holds hours-long ‘profound and painful’ meeting with abuse survivors
Pope Leo XIV spent almost three hours on Saturday with 15 victims of clerical sexual abuse from Belgium. The Holy…
Pope Leo says he is concerned by ‘some things’ happening in the US in first major interview since election
World
September 20, 2025
Pope Leo says he is concerned by ‘some things’ happening in the US in first major interview since election
Pope Leo XIV voiced concern over “some things” happening in the United States and revealed he turned down plans for…
Pope Leo calls for an ethical AI framework in a message to tech execs gathering at the Vatican
Technology
June 22, 2025
Pope Leo calls for an ethical AI framework in a message to tech execs gathering at the Vatican
CNN — Pope Leo XIV says tech companies developing artificial intelligence should abide by an “ethical criterion” that respects human…
A bridge builder and quiet reformer. How Pope Leo will lead the Catholic Church
World
May 14, 2025
A bridge builder and quiet reformer. How Pope Leo will lead the Catholic Church
Rome CNN — I met the man who would become Pope Leo XIV in October 2023. We were standing outside…
Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar congratulates Pope Leo XIV on his election as Pope of the Vatican
Egypt
May 9, 2025
Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar congratulates Pope Leo XIV on his election as Pope of the Vatican
The Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar, Ahmed al-Tayeb, on Thursday, congratulated Pope Leo XIV on his election as the Pontiff of…