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Pope Leo to visit Angola as part of an Africa tour, Vatican envoy says

Pope Leo XIV gestures during the weekly general audience in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, January 7, 2026. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane/File Photo

Despite criticism, DJ priest hits a high note with some Lebanese

DJ Padre Guilherme performs at AHM club in Beirut, Lebanon, January 11, 2026. REUTERS/Raghed Waked

Pope Leo meets Venezuelan opposition leader Machado at Vatican

FILE PHOTO: Pope Leo XIV holds the weekly general audience in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, January 7, 2026. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane/File Photo

Listen to abuse victims, Pope tells cardinals

Pope Leo XIV said the abuse of children and vulnerable adults by priests was still a “wound” in the Catholic Church.

Pope Leo decries world’s ‘zeal for war’ in fiery Vatican speech

Pope Leo, the first US pope, said the weakness of international organisations in the face of global conflicts was “a particular cause for concern”.

Pope Leo urges Catholic cardinals to create more inclusive Church

Pope Leo XIV meets with the world's Catholic cardinals as part of a two-day summit at which he urged the senior clerics to shun divisions in the 1.4-billion-member Church and focus on attracting new believers, at the Vatican, January 8, 2026. Vatican Media/Simone Risoluti/Handout via REUTERS

Pope Leo urges kindness to foreigners in closing Catholic Holy Year

Pope Leo closed the Catholic Church’s Holy Year on Jan 6 by sealing shut the special “Holy Door” in St Peter’s Basilica.

Rome welcomed record 33.5 million pilgrims for Catholic Holy Year

Cardinal Baldo Reina closing a Holy Door, as part of the end of the Catholic Jubilee Year, in Rome on Dec 27, 2025.

Pope Leo calls for Venezuela to remain an independent country

Pope Leo XIV leads a Mass to mark the World Day of Peace in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, January 1, 2026. REUTERS/Remo Casilli

In first Christmas sermon, Pope Leo decries conditions for Palestinians in Gaza

Pope Leo XIV celebrates Christmas Holy Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, December 25, 2025. REUTERS/Yara Nardi

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