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Washing priests' feet, Pope Leo urges Catholics to aid the oppressed

Pope Leo XIV leads the Holy Thursday Mass at the Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano (Basilica of St. John Lateran) in Rome, Italy April 2, 2026. REUTERS/Vincenzo Livieri

Leo, the first US pope, emerges as pointed Trump critic

Pope Leo has said God rejected the prayers of leaders who start wars and have “hands full of blood”, in unusually forceful remarks for a Catholic pontiff.

Pope Leo celebrates first Easter amid Middle East war

On March 31, Pope Leo said he hoped that US President Donald Trump was "looking for an off-ramp" to end the Iran war.

Pope Leo urges Trump to find ‘off-ramp’ to end Iran war

Pope Leo XIV speaks to the media as he leaves the papal residence to head back to the Vatican, in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, March 31, 2026. REUTERS/Remo Casilli

After Pope’s remarks, White House defends praying for US troops

Pope Leo XIV greeting the faithful during the Palm Sunday mass in St Peter's Square, Vatican City, on March 29.

God rejects prayers of leaders who wage wars, Pope Leo tells thousands in Palm Sunday homily

Pope Leo XIV delivers a homily during the Palm Sunday Mass in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican, March 29, 2026.

Pope Leo urges Monaco, tax haven of billionaires, to help needy

Pope Leo (left) meets with Prince Albert II of Monaco during a private audience in the Prince's Palace of Monaco in Monte Carlo.

Pope brings pro-poor message to swanky Monaco

Monaco is one of the few places in Europe where Catholicism remains the state religion.

Pope Leo names Australian bishop to lead Vatican’s legal office

Pope Leo XIV holds the weekly general audience in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican, March 4, 2026. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane

Pope Leo laments that Iran war 'getting worse and worse'

FILE PHOTO: Pope Leo XIV holds the weekly general audience in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican, March 18, 2026. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane/File Photo

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