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Pope Leo offers thanks for 'great gift' of Francis, one year on from his death
1+ hour, 40+ min ago (331+ words) ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT, April 21 (Reuters) - Pope Leo paid respects on Tuesday to his predecessor Francis on the anniversary of his death last year, remembering the first pontiff from the Americas as someone who gave the 1. 4-billion-member Church "so much…...
Pope urges Angola to overcome divisions at Mass attended by 100, 000 people
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (493+ words) By Yesim Dikmen and Joshua Mc Elwee KILAMBA, Angola, April 19 (Reuters) - Pope Leo urged Angolans on Sunday to overcome divisions after decades of bloody conflict in an address to an estimated 100, 000 people who flocked to a Mass in a dirt…...
Pope Leo celebrates first Easter amid Middle East war
2+ week, 6+ day ago (724+ words) Pope Leo XIV is preparing to celebrate Easter for the first time as pontiff a year after his predecessor's death, as concerns grow among Christians over the Middle East war. Holy Week began with a clash in the Holy Land…...
Pope Leo, newly forceful global voice, heads to Angola on Africa tour
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (357+ words) YAOUNDE, April 18 (Reuters) - Pope Leo sets off on Saturday for Angola, where he is expected to address exploitation of natural resources in the oil-rich country on the third leg of his four-nation Africa tour, during which he has taken on…...
Pope removes shoes but doesn't pray on visit to Istanbul's Blue Mosque
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (548+ words) ISTANBUL, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Pope Leo visited Istanbul's famed 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…...
Algeria archbishop welcomes pope visit as 'dream come true"
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (254+ words) Pope Leo XIV's newly announced visit to Algeria in April was welcomed as a dream come true by the archbishop of Algiers on Thursday. The trip will mark the first time a head of the Catholic Church has visited the…...
Turkey not 'hostile' to Christians, Constantinople patriarch says
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (376+ words) Muslim-majority Turkey, which is hosting Pope Leo XIV on his first overseas trip as pontiff, is not "a hostile environment" for Christians, the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople told AFP in an interview. "It is simplistic to see adversaries everywhere and…...
Pope Leo, after Trump's attack, honours saint in Algeria who decried wars
1+ week, 40+ min ago (331+ words) ANNABA, Algeria, April 14 (Reuters) - Pope Leo paid homage to his spiritual roots on Tuesday, travelling to the ancient birthplace in Algeria of St. Augustine of Hippo, who inspired him to become a priest. The first American pope has drawn the…...
On Easter, Pope Leo urges world leaders to end wars, renounce conquest
2+ week, 2+ day ago (343+ words) VATICAN CITY, April 5 (Reuters) - Pope Leo urged global leaders in his Easter message on Sunday to end the conflicts raging across the world and abandon any schemes for power, conquest or domination. The pope, who has emerged as an outspoken…...
In Algeria, Saint Augustine's city anticipates Pope Leo's visit
2+ week, 3+ hour ago (522+ words) On Algeria's sparkling Mediterranean coast, the city of Annaba is teeming with excitement as the one-time home of Saint Augustine readies for the country's first visit by a Catholic pontiff. For the city's small Christian community, Pope Leo XIV's visit…...