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Pope Leo readies to visit a Latin America where Catholicism is on the decline

FILE PHOTO: Pope Leo waves after the weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, October 28, 2026. REUTERS/Remo Casilli/File Photo

Pope Leo’s Argentina visit: consolation for Francis’ no-show

Pope Leo XIV will visit Argentina between Nov 8 and 11.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Nov 4, 2026

With her successful election, Ambassador for International Law Rena Lee will serve a nine-year term on the ICJ from 2027 to 2036.

Pope Leo healthy, needs no extra measures for South America trip, Vatican says

Pope Leo leaves on Nov 6 for a 12-day tour of Uruguay, Argentina and Peru, following surgery on Oct 13 to remove the lower lobe of his right lung.

Pope Leo says he hopes Oleshky truce could spur Ukraine-Russia peace efforts

Pope Leo spoke with both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Oct 16.

Pope Leo tries to stay neutral as US basketball rivals descend on Vatican

Pope Leo XIV receiving a basketball as a gift, during an audience at the Vatican on Oct 31 with members of the Villanova and Notre Dame university basketball teams, ahead of the US college basketball season. Villanova University is the US-born Pope’s alma mater.

Abuse survivors to press Church on accountability during pope's trip to South America

Pedro Salinas, a Peruvian journalist and abuse survivor, poses for a photo at his home, ahead of Pope Leo’s November 6-17 visit to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru, during which he is expected to meet abuse survivors, in Lima, Peru, October 21, 2026. REUTERS/Leslie Moreno

Pope Leo becomes first pontiff to cast ballot in US election

Pope Leo leads the Angelus prayer from the window of the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican, October 11, 2026. Vatican Media/Elisabetta Trevisan/Handout via REUTERS

Pope Leo casts US midterm ballot after row with Trump

A rift earlier in 2026 between Pope Leo XIV and US President Donald Trump sparked global headlines.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Oct 28, 2026

epa13335444 A supporter of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a Likud party election event in Jerusalem, 27 October 2026. Israelis headed to the polls in the first nationwide 26th Knesset (legislative) elections since the Hamas-led 07 October 2023 attack. EPA/ABIR SULTAN

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