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Tradition, Trump and tennis: Five things about Pope Leo
4+ hour, 58+ min ago (695+ words) Pope Leo XIV is a baseball and tennis fan who never misses his daily game of Wordle and has clashed with Donald Trump On May 8, 2025, Robert Francis Prevost became the first pope from the United States, taking the name Leo…...
Pope names former undocumented migrant as US bishop
4+ day, 16+ hour ago (252+ words) The pope has clashed several times with President Trump Pope Leo XIV on Friday named a former undocumented migrant as bishop of West Virginia, weeks after a high-profile verbal confrontation with US President Donald Trump. The US-born leader of the…...
Pope hits out at jails in closed-off Equatorial Guinea
1+ week, 6+ day ago (859+ words) Pope Leo XIV was welcomed by Equatorial Guinea's President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo on the first day of his visit Pope Leo is on the second day of his visit to Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea is the last stop on…...
Fondness for Francis undimmed one year after pope's death
2+ week, 21+ hour ago (690+ words) Visitors flocked to Francis's tomb at the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, a year after the Argentine pope's death Francis died on Easter Monday last year Pope Francis's charisma made him very popular among ordinary worshippers Pilgrims prayed and shared…...
Pope blasts 'exploitation' as he wraps up tour of Angola
2+ week, 1+ day ago (705+ words) Pope Leo XIV greeted with songs and cheers in Angola's remote, diamond-rich northeast Saurimo Hundreds of faithfuls hundreds, dressed in colourful outfits lined the road singing as he arrived The pope spoke out against the harm caused by rampant exploitation…...
Pope urges Cameroon's leaders to examine 'conscience"
2+ week, 6+ day ago (780+ words) The pope's planned private meeting with Cameroonian President Paul Biya has split Catholics in the central Africa country Pope Leo heads to Cameroon on Wednesday for a four-day visit that includes a trip to the epicentre of a nearly decade…...
In ritual dear to Francis, Pope Leo washes feet of 12 priests in Rome
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (433+ words) Pope Leo XIV is presiding over Holy Week celebrations for the first time as pontiff Pope Leo XIV performed the ritual of washing of the feet for the first time on Holy Thursday, marking a return to tradition for the…...
Pope denounces widening gap between the rich and poor on Monaco visit
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (838+ words) The exiled son of Iran's last shah, Reza Pahlavi, earned thu" Pope Leo XIV has urged the people of Monaco to use their Cat" The highlight of the trip is to be an open-air mass at the Louis II Stadium,…...
Pope Leo moves into papal apartments
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (313+ words) Pope Leo XIV moved into the historic papal residence after extensive renovations Ten months after taking office, Pope Leo XIV on Saturday finally moved into his apartments in the Vatican's Apostolic Palace, a historic papal residence that his predecessor had…...
Pope lines up trips to Central Africa, Algeria, Spain, Monaco
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (495+ words) Pope Leo XIV is a vocal defender of migrants Pope Leo XIV will visit four African nations in April, the Vatican said Thursday, including Algeria -- the first time a pope will travel to the North African Muslim nation. The Vatican…...