Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV attends the “Canticle of Peace” event marking 800 years since the death of St Francis of Assisi in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, 29 July 2026. Photo: Reuters

Peru to welcome Pope Leo with hymn honoring slain nun

‘Leo, Brother on the Journey’ will be performed by a youth choir named after Catholic missionary Maria Agustina Rivas, who was killed by Shining Path rebels in 1990.

Pope Leo XIV arrives for his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Wednesday, May 13, 2026. Photo: Reuters

Vatican prepares major document on AI, urging focus on ethics and human dignity

Pope Leo XIV leads a Holy Mass with priestly ordinations in Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, 26 April 2026. REUTERS/Remo Casilli

Pope Leo signals shift away from Catholic Church's focus on sex

Pope Leo XIV holds a Holy Mass in Saurimo, Angola, 20 April 2026. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane

Pope Leo decries exploitation by world's 'authoritarians' during Angola trip

Pope Leo XIV arrives for his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Wednesday, May 13, 2026. Photo: Reuters

Pope Leo downplays feud with Trump, says 'not in my interest' to debate him

US President Donald Trump and Pope Leo XIV. Photo: TBS collage.

Trump falsely claims Pope Leo said Iran can have a nuclear weapon: CNN fact check

Pope Leo XIV on Cameroon visit. Photo: BSS/AFP

Pope slams 'tyrants' on Cameroon visit as Trump spat continues

Pope Leo XIV waves as he boards a plane bound for Bamenda where he will attend a meeting for peace and hold a holy Mass, at Yaounde Nsimalen International Airport, in Yaounde, Cameroon, April 16, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Luc Gnago

Pope Leo, in Cameroon, decries world 'ravaged by tyrants'

US President Donald Trump returns to the White House, after Israel and the U.S. launched strikes on Iran, in Washington, DC, US, March 1, 2026. Photo: Reuters

Trump reiterates Pope Leo criticism, says it is 'unacceptable' for Iran to have a nuclear bomb

This fake image shared by President Donald Trump to the social media platform Truth Social shows him depicted as Jesus healing a sick person. Photo: Donald Trump/Truth Social

Trump deletes post depicting him as Jesus-like figure after outcry

Pope Leo XIV waves from the main balcony of St. Peter's Basilica after delivering his "Urbi et Orbi" (To the city and the world) message, on Easter Sunday at the Vatican, April 5, 2026. REUTERS/Remo Casilli

Pope says he has 'no fear' of Trump after scathing criticism

Pope Leo XIV leaves after presiding over a Prayer Vigil and Rosary for Peace, in Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, April 11, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Remo Casilli

Trump attacks Pope Leo, calling him 'terrible' for foreign policy and 'weak' on crime

Pope Leo XIV leads a Regina Caeli prayer from the central balcony (Loggia delle Benedizioni) of St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, May 11, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Remo Casilli

Pope marks first Easter under cloud of Mideast war