4+ hour, 54+ min ago   (200+ words) LIMA, Feb 4 (Reuters) " Pope Leo will likely travel to Peru in November, the president of the nation's Catholic "bishops said on Wednesday, for a visit expected to draw large crowds to see a pontiff who was a missionary in the…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (304+ words) LUANDA/VATICAN CITY, Jan 13 (Reuters) " Pope Leo plans to visit Angola as part of a multi-nation trip across Africa, the Vatican's ambassador to the country announced on "Tuesday, in what could be the pontiff's first overseas trip in 2026. Archbishop Kryspin…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (348+ words) VATICAN CITY, Dec 25 (Reuters) " Pope Leo decried conditions for Palestinians in Gaza in his Christmas sermon on Thursday, in an unusually direct appeal during what is normally "a solemn, spiritual service on the day Christians across the globe celebrate the…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (355+ words) VATICAN CITY, Dec 24 (Reuters) " Pope Leo said in a Christmas Eve sermon on Wednesday that the story of Jesus being born in a stable because there was "no room at an inn should remind Christians that refusing to help the…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (737+ words) VATICAN CITY, Dec 22 (Reuters) " Most of Pope Leo's appointments for Catholic bishops in the U.S. have called for better treatment of immigrants in the country, in a trend that may shape how the national Church responds to the Trump administration's divisive…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (311+ words) VATICAN CITY, Dec 18 (Reuters) " Pope Leo replaced Cardinal Timothy Dolan as the leader of the Catholic Church in New York, the Vatican announced on Thursday, sidelining a "prominent U.S. Church figure in a major shake-up of the country's Catholic leadership. Leo,…...

2+ mon, 2+ day ago   (460+ words) ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT, Dec 2 (Reuters) " Pope Leo revealed on Tuesday that at the moment of his election as leader of the 1.4 billion-member Catholic Church, he turned to God with a simple message: "You're in charge and you lead the…...

2+ mon, 2+ day ago   (503+ words) By Joshua McElwee and Catherine Cartier BEIRUT, Dec 2 (Reuters) " Pope Leo ends a three-day visit to Lebanon on Tuesday, wrapping up his first overseas trip as Catholic leader, during which he pleaded for peace in the Middle East and warned…...

2+ mon, 5+ day ago   (654+ words) ISTANBUL, Nov 29 (Reuters) " Pope Leo visited Istanbul's Blue Mosque on Saturday, removing his shoes in a sign of respect but not appearing to pray in his first visit as leader of the Catholic Church to a Muslim place of worship…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (142+ words) VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Leo, the first U.S. leader of the Catholic Church, said on Tuesday that Americans should focus on gratitude to God as they pass the turkey on the annual holiday of Thanksgiving this year. Speaking to reporters in…...