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Pope Leo dismisses latest Trump attack, to meet with Rubio Thursday

Responding to Trump's latest attack later on Tuesday, Leo said he wanted to spread the Christian message by speaking about peace, but that people were free to criticize him.

A combination picture shows Pope Leo XIV addressing Algeria's political leaders at the cultural centre of the Great Mosque of Algiers (Djamaa El Djazair), where he criticized violations of international law by "neocolonial" world powers, in Mohamadia, Algiers, Algeria, April 13, 2026.
 View of the main entrance to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Old City of Jerusalem.

Jerusalem's Assembly of Catholic Ordinances condemns destruction of statue of Jesus in s. Lebanon

Pope Leo XIV gestures as he leaves after Palm Sunday Mass in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican, March 29, 2026.

Pope Leo to begin 10-day Africa tour on mission to spotlight continent's needs

Fairfield College Preparatory Academy in Fairfield, Connecticut, as captured in 2018.

Connecticut Catholic school punishes students who targeted ‘Jew Canaan’ rivals on social media


Pope Leo warns politicians of the challenges posed by AI

The US-born pontiff said attention was needed to protect "healthy, fair and sound lifestyles, especially for the good of younger generations."

 Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Robert Prevost of the United States appears on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, May 8, 2025.

Ireland begins excavation at Catholic mother-and-baby home to uncover remains of 796 children

Historian Catherine Corless uncovered 796 death certificates but no burial records for the children who died at the institution.

 Tuam, Ireland.

From 99.7% to 56.7%: The dramatic decline of catholicism in Brazil

Despite the slowdown, Catholics continue to lose followers, with Catholicism falling to 56.7% of the population.

 vangelical event March for Jesus, gather thousands of faithful in the center of the city of Rio de Janeiro.

Pope Leo XIV's letter to a rabbi is building bridges between Jews and Catholics – opinion

The new pope is aiming to bolster relations between the Catholic Church and Jerusalem.

 THE WRITER addresses a conference in Zagreb, which he initiated as ambassador in 2019, marking the 25th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Vatican and the State of Israel.

Pope Leo invokes spirit of Nostra Aetate in hope of renewed Jewish-Catholic ties - editorial

Every year, Jews have an opportunity to "wipe the slate clean" - it seems that the new Pope is also taking the same approach.

 Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Robert Prevost of the United States appears on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, May 8, 2025.

Leo XIV, first American pope, studied under a leader in Jewish-Catholic relations

Cardinal Robert Prevost, who was just elected as Pope Leo XIV, studied under a pioneer in Jewish-Catholic relations when he attended seminary in Chicago. 

 Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Robert Prevost of the Unites States looks on from the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, May 8, 2025.

Catholic cardinals signal with black smoke there is no new pope yet

Italian Cardinal Pietro Parolin, who served as the Vatican's number two under Francis, and Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle are considered the front-runners.

 Black smoke rises from the chimney on the Sistine Chapel, indicating no decision has been made to elect a new pope, at the Vatican, May 8, 2025.

Trump calls AI pope image a joke, but experts say it’s no laughing matter

Trump told reporters on Monday that the pope image was posted as a joke on his Truth Social account, which was then reposted by the White House across social media.

 An AI-generated image depicting US President Donald Trump as the pope.

What are the best movies on Vatican, the Pope to watch alongside next week's conclave?

Lev Cinemas is bringing back the movie Conclave just in time for next week's religious ritual.

 : RALPH FIENNES in ‘Conclave.’

Abuse victims want next pope to get serious on 'zero tolerance'

"We believe it should be the central issue in the conclave," Peter Isely, one of the founders of the abuse survivors' group SNAP.

 Peter Isely, survivor of sexual abuse, and founder of ECA (Ending Clergy Abuse) Tim Law attend a march with survivors of clergy sexual abuse and activists near the Vatican, in Rome, Italy, September 27, 2023.