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Pope Leo XIV
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Pope Leo stands firm with Trump as Vatican–Washington rift deepens over Iran war
Pope Leo XIV says he will not be deterred by criticism from President Trump, vowing to continue his calls for peace as tensions escalate between the Vatican and Washington over the Iran conflict.
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A country-by-country glance at Pope Leo XIV’s trip to Africa
Pope Leo XIV’s four-nation, 11-day trip to Africa is so dizzying in its complexity it recalls some of the globetrotting odysseys of St. John Paul II in his early years.
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The pope urges the faithful on Christmas to shed indifference in the face of suffering
During his first Christmas Day message, Pope Leo XIV highlighted the suffering in Gaza, Yemen and among migrants, and called for peace in troubled regions like Lebanon, Ukraine and Syria.
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Pope Leo summons cardinals for a key assembly to help him govern Catholic Church
Pope Leo XIV has summoned the world’s cardinals for two days of meetings to help him govern the church, in the clearest sign yet that the new year will signal the unofficial start of his pontificate.
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Pope Leo wraps up his visit to Lebanon with prayers at the site of Beirut’s port blast
Pope Leo XIV ended his first overseas papal trip with prayers at Beirut’s devastated port and a Mass attended by 150,000 worshippers in a country desperate for signs of hope amid fear of renewed war.
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Pope’s visit to Lebanon sparks hope but also frustration
As Pope Leo prepares to visit northern Lebanon, Christian border villages in the south feel abandoned and struggle to rebuild after the war with Israel.
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Pope Leo prays for unity at historic Nicaea site
On the second day of his inaugural overseas trip, Pope Leo XIV visited the ancient site of the First Council of Nicaea, in Turkey, urging Christians — and all faiths — to reject the use of religion to justify violence.
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Pope Leo XIV encourages Turkey to be a force for peace on his first foreign trip
The American pope emphasized a message of peace as he arrived in Ankara, welcomed on the tarmac by a military guard of honor and at the presidential palace by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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Pope Leo XIV to visit Turkey and Lebanon on first foreign trip
Pope Leo XIV is embarking on his first foreign trip, a pilgrimage to Turkey and Lebanon, amid Mideast tensions and the media glare that will document history’s first American pope on the road.
