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Pope Leo likely to visit Peru in November, bishop says

FILE PHOTO: Pope Leo XIV attends the weekly general audience at the Paul VI hall at the Vatican, January 28, 2026. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Pope Leo XIV attends the weekly general audience at the Paul VI hall at the Vatican, January 28, 2026. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane/File Photo

Pope Leo urges Russia and US to renew last nuclear arms treaty

Pope Leo XIV looks on as he holds the weekly general audience at the Paul VI hall at the Vatican, February 4, 2026. REUTERS/Remo Casilli
Pope Leo XIV looks on as he holds the weekly general audience at the Paul VI hall at the Vatican, February 4, 2026. REUTERS/Remo Casilli

Pope says Winter Olympics will ‘rekindle hope’ for world peace

Pope Leo XIV leads the Angelus prayer, the traditional Sunday prayer.
Pope Leo XIV leads the Angelus prayer, the traditional Sunday prayer.

Pope Leo urges US and Cuba to engage in sincere dialogue

Pope Leo XIV leads the ecumenical Vespers at the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside The Walls in Rome, Italy, January 25, 2026. REUTERS/Ciro De Luca
Pope Leo XIV leads the ecumenical Vespers at the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside The Walls in Rome, Italy, January 25, 2026. REUTERS/Ciro De Luca

Olympics - Pope Leo calls for peace initiatives during Milano Cortina Games

Pope Leo XIV inaugurates a mosaic of the Virgin Mary and a statue of 16th-century Saint Rose of Lima during a ceremony in the Vatican Gardens, at the Vatican, January 31, 2026. REUTERS/Vincenzo Livieri
Pope Leo XIV inaugurates a mosaic of the Virgin Mary and a statue of 16th-century Saint Rose of Lima during a ceremony in the Vatican Gardens, at the Vatican, January 31, 2026. REUTERS/Vincenzo Livieri

Force won’t bring true peace for Taiwan, president tells Pope Leo in letter

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te poses for photo after inspecting reservists operating a Taiwan made Hummer 2 Drone during a training session at Loung Te Industrial Parks Service Center in Yilan, Taiwan December 2, 2025. REUTERS/Ann Wang
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te poses for photo after inspecting reservists operating a Taiwan made Hummer 2 Drone during a training session at Loung Te Industrial Parks Service Center in Yilan, Taiwan December 2, 2025. REUTERS/Ann Wang

Pope Leo calls for end to anti-Semitism worldwide

Pope Leo XIV attends the weekly general audience at the Paul VI hall at the Vatican, January 28, 2026. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane
Pope Leo XIV attends the weekly general audience at the Paul VI hall at the Vatican, January 28, 2026. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane

Pope warns against risks of AI algorithms

Pope Leo XIV warned that AI tools increase “the difficulty of distinguishing between reality and simulation”.
Pope Leo XIV warned that AI tools increase “the difficulty of distinguishing between reality and simulation”.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Jan 22, 2026

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte (left) speaks during a meeting with President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the WEF in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan 12.
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte (left) speaks during a meeting with President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the WEF in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan 12.

Pope Leo invited to join Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’, cardinal says

Pope Leo - the first US pope and a critic of some of US President Donald Trump’s policies - is said to be evaluating the invitation to join Mr Trump's so-called "Board of Peace".
Pope Leo - the first US pope and a critic of some of US President Donald Trump’s policies - is said to be evaluating the invitation to join Mr Trump's so-called "Board of Peace".

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