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Pope Leo XIV gestures to the faithful at the end of a mass St. Peter's Square at the Vatican

Pope holds first meeting with survivors of clerical abuse

Pope Leo XIV met with survivors of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy for the first time today, participants said, days after the Vatican's child protection commission accused senior Church leaders of being too slow to help victims.

World • 20 Oct

Pope Leo XIV signs his Apostolic Exhortation 'Dilexi te' at a desk in the presence of Archbishop Edgar Peña Parra.

Pope Leo publishes first teaching document as pontiff

Pope Leo has published his first teaching document, which focuses on the poor.

World • 09 Oct

Pope Leo to visit Turkey, Lebanon in November

Pope Leo XIV will travel to Turkey and Lebanon in a six-day trip beginning late November, his first voyage since becoming head of the Catholic Church, the Vatican has said.

World • 07 Oct

Pope Leo XIV salutes the crowd as he leaves after leading the Sunday Mass for Jubilee of Youth in Tor Vergata neighborhood on August 3, 2025 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Isabella Bonotto/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Pope exhorts crowd of million Catholics to spread faith

Pope Leo has celebrated the largest event yet of his nearly three-month tenure, encouraging a crowd of more than a million Catholic young people gathered in a field on the outskirts of Rome to spread their faith.

World • 03 Aug

The mass at the Basilica of Our Lady in Knock is one of a number of events taking place nationwide

Pope Leo sends 'good wishes' to Knock Shrine gatherers

Pope Leo XIV has sent "cordial good wishes" to those gathering at the Knock Shrine today for the renewal of Ireland's consecration to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

Connacht • 22 Jun

YouTube account posting AI-generated deepfake audios of Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo warns politicians of the challenges posed by AI

Pope Leo has warned politicians of the challenges posed by the rise of artificial intelligence (AI), addressing its potential impact on younger people as a prime concern.

World • 21 Jun

Pope Leo XIV makes a break in style from Francis

In his first month, Pope Leo XIV has taken a very different approach to his predecessor Francis.

World • 04 Jun

US Vice President JD Vance converted to Catholicism in 2019

Pope Leo XIV receives US Vice President JD Vance

Pope Leo XIV received US Vice President JD Vance and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the Vatican, ahead of a US-led push to end the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

World • 19 May

Pope Leo XIV greeted crowds in St Peter's Square

Pope criticises systems that exploit nature, the poor

Pope Leo XIV has pledged to safeguard the Catholic Church's teachings while urging it to face modern challenges head-on, and criticised economic systems that exploit nature and the poor.

World • 18 May

Pope Leo XIV kneeled before Pope Francis's simple marble tomb

Pope Leo visits Pope Francis' tomb on first official trip

Pope Leo XIV made an unannounced visit to Rome's Basilica of St Mary Major, where he could pay respects to the late Pope Francis, who is buried at the church.

World • 10 May

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