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Pope Leo XIV, flanked by his personal secretary, Monsignor Edgard Iván Rimaycuna Inga, celebrating Mass

Pope speaks to Putin and denounces attacks as he recovers from lung surgery

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Vance expresses doubts about plan to livestream Fort Hood shooter’s execution

The Pope waves to crowds in Paris

Hundreds of thousands turn out for Pope ahead of Mass in Paris

Pope Leo, centre, was welcomed by French President Emmanuel Macron, left, and his wife Brigitte as he arrived at the Elysee Palace in Paris

Pope warns ‘paradise of machines’ could undermine humanity as he visits France

Sri Lanka Easter Bombing Verdict

15 men found guilty for roles in 2019 Easter bombings in Sri Lanka

Giant Virgin Mary

Europe’s tallest statue of the Virgin Mary inaugurated in small Polish village

Statue of Mary outside a building

Call for full public inquiry into historical clerical abuse in Northern Ireland

The Pope being hugged by a small child

Pope’s message to people traffickers: Stop and repent or face God’s wrath

Pope Leo XIV arrives at Madrid’s Adolfo Suarez International Airport

Pope acknowledges stiff competition with Bad Bunny this weekend in Spain

Archbishop of Canterbury Dame Sarah Mullally met the Pope at the Vatican

Pope meeting significant ‘regardless of me being a woman’, says archbishop

Pope Leo on the papal plane

Pope Leo says he will continue to speak out against war after Trump criticism

Pope begins 2026 with plea for peace in countries ‘bloodied by conflict’

New Catholic leader says Church must be ‘authentic’ on societal issues

Pope in Lebanon asks for ‘gift of peace’ alongside Christian and Muslim leaders

‘Small Things Like These’ will be shown at a venue in a village near Kington

Third of UK’s churches have uncertain futures, according to major survey

Pope Leo criticises wealthy elite living in ‘bubble of luxury’ as poor suffer
He confirmed in his first teaching document that he is in lockstep with his predecessor Pope Francis on matters of social and economic injustice.
Nicole Winfield, Associated Press

Madonna urges Pope Leo to go to Gaza ‘before it is too late’

Shrewsbury bishop welcomes English saint's new honour

Pope to bestow one of Catholic Church’s highest honours on John Henry Newman

Death toll rises after attack on church in east Congo church

Pope renews call for immediate Gaza ceasefire

Christian patriarchs in rare visit to Gaza after deadly Israeli strike on church

Three killed and several injured in Israeli strike on Gaza’s only Catholic churc...

Pope criticises nationalism and prays for reconciliation

Pope meets child protection advisory board amid call for zero tolerance on abuse

Ralph Fiennes felt ‘flattered’ when he learned Pope Leo XIV had watched Conclave

New Orleans Archdiocese agrees to pay nearly £134m to victims of sexual abuse
The money will be distributed after the church emerges from bankruptcy.
Jack Brook, Jim Mustian and Lisa Baumann, Associated Press

Pope Leo XIV vows to work for unity during inaugural Mass in St Peter’s Square

Leo XIV lays out vision of papacy and identifies AI as challenge for humanity

Leo XIV lays out vision of papacy and identifies AI as challenge for humanity

Pope Leo XIV sets out papal vision and identifies AI as challenge for humanity

Leo XIV celebrates first Mass as Pope

Pope Leo XIV watched Conclave film before secret vote, his brother says

King joins world and religious leaders in congratulating new Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV to celebrate first Mass after election as Francis’s successor

Pope Leo XIV’s name choice ‘signals he will continue work of Francis’

Who is Leo XIV, the new Pope chosen by cardinals to lead the Catholic Church?

New Pope Leo makes first public appearance to jubilant scenes in Rome

Conclave cardinals told choice for next pope is of ‘exceptional importance’

Cardinals wrap up pre-conclave meetings unsure about who should follow Francis

Vatican firefighters install chimney on Sistine Chapel roof for papal election

Martin Scorsese documentary to bring ‘final dream’ of Pope Francis to life

People felt they ‘failed’ loved ones over funerals during pandemic, inquiry told

Dan Morris: Faith and farewell

In Pictures: World leaders join faithful as Pope Francis is laid to rest

John Swinney at ‘very moving’ funeral as Scots mark death of Pope Francis

Irish leaders to attend Pope Francis funeral

Leo Varadkar praises Pope Francis for reaching out to gay community

How the papal conclave elects a new pope

Archbishop of Armagh Eamon Martin, watched by Archbishop Dermot Farrell of Dublin, speaks at a press conference following the death of Pope Francis (Niall Carson/PA)

Pope Francis’s plea for forgiveness in 2018 ‘a great mark of the man’

Cathedral bells ring out 88 times as people pay respects to Pope in Armagh

Irish leaders pay tribute to Pope as ‘exceptional’ and ‘remarkable’ figure

Pope Francis’s social values ‘resonated with Scotland’ – Archbishop of Glasgow

Pope Francis ‘was always on the side of the poor’, says Swinney

Priest recalls watching Pope write apology to abuse victims in Ireland

Starmer pays tribute to ‘pope for the poor’ who ‘never lost hope’

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