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Italy
Pope visits Africa-Europe crossing as anti-migrant policies rise in US, EU
The Catholic Church’s first US pope has clashed with the administration of President Donald Trump over its treatment of migrants.
4 Jul 2026 - 5:04PM
Religion
Vatican excommunicates 6 bishops from rebel Catholic group
2 Jul 2026 - 4:03PM
Americas and the Caribbean
US, Mexico Catholic bishops call for humane treatment of migrants
27 Jun 2026 - 10:59PM
Italy
Pope exalts first US saint as a model for Christians for her care of migrants
Mother Frances Cabrini, patron saint of migrants, is known for caring for Italian immigrants in the US at the turn of the last century.
22 Jun 2026 - 1:29AM
Italy
Italian minister cancels US trip after Trump mocks Meloni
Trump said the Italian prime minister ‘wanted a picture with me so badly’ at the G7 summit and he agreed because he ‘felt sorry for her’.
19 Jun 2026 - 8:14PM
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Spain
Pope Leo’s plane grounded, so Spain’s king gives him a ride
The pontiff flew back to Rome on the monarch’s private jet after the papal aircraft’s engine failed to start.
13 Jun 2026 - 3:49AM
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Spain
Pope Leo blesses new tower at Spain’s Sagrada Familia
Spain’s king, queen and prime minister joined thousands inside the world’s tallest church to celebrate mass with the pontiff.
11 Jun 2026 - 4:43AM
Spain
Standing ovation: Pope warns Spain’s parliament of world’s ‘profound’ crisis
Weapons can impose a temporary silence but can never build lasting peace, he said, hours after Madrid mass for over one million people.
8 Jun 2026 - 7:57PM
European Union
Pope Leo urges end to ‘polarising narratives’ on Spain visit
The pope says he hopes the week-long tour of Spain will set an example to the world about respecting ‘every human being’.
6 Jun 2026 - 9:39PM
European Union
Pope calls for ‘disarming’ of AI, technology should be ‘human friendly’
Pope Leo called for the ‘disarming’ of artificial intelligence, and warned of ‘new forms of slavery’ behind its rise.
25 May 2026 - 6:31PM
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European Union
‘The blind few’: Pope urges end to pollution, decries profits earned
The world should ‘reject temptations of power and enrichment linked to practices that pollute the land, water, air, and social coexistence’.
23 May 2026 - 6:08PM
United States
‘Human dignity’: Pope Leo, Anthropic to launch pontiff’s first AI document
The presence of the firm at the Vatican could mean a new flashpoint with the US, which in February ordered all agencies to stop using it.
18 May 2026 - 10:47PM
Italy
Rubio meets Pope Leo at Vatican to defuse tensions with Trump
The meeting comes amid the US president’s repeated attacks on the pontiff over the Iran war and nuclear weapons.
7 May 2026 - 10:04PM
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Religion
Pope to inaugurate Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia in June trip to Spain
He will also visit a migrant reception centre in the Canary Islands.
6 May 2026 - 11:02PM
United States
Is Rubio’s star rising in Trump world? Duel with Vance for 2028 heats up
Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s relaxed White House podium debut fuels buzz about his future.
6 May 2026 - 4:38PM
Donald Trump
‘He’s endangering a lot of Catholics’: Trump takes another shot at pope
US president’s latest criticism threatens to derail Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s high-stakes mission to Rome.
6 May 2026 - 6:17PM
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Italy
Rubio to visit Rome, meet Pope Leo who has clashed with Trump
US secretary of state also seeks a meeting with Italy’s Meloni, whom Trump has also turned against.
4 May 2026 - 8:49PM
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Religion
Pope meets first female Archbishop of Canterbury in symbolic Vatican encounter
Sarah Mullally, the first woman to serve as spiritual leader of the Church of England, and the pope exchanged gifts and prayed together.
28 Apr 2026 - 1:36AM
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Donald Trump
‘Right to life’: Pope Leo urges worldwide abolition of death penalty
The pope’s video message, marking the 2011 Illinois abolition of the penalty, came shortly after the US mentioned potential firing squads.
25 Apr 2026 - 11:51PM
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US, Israel war on Iran
Trump envoy seeks to replace Iran with Italy in World Cup, report says
The plan is an attempt to mend ties with Italian PM Meloni, after she and Trump fell out over his attacks against Pope Leo.
23 Apr 2026 - 6:09AM
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Trump reads Bible days after Jesus image controversy
The US president has faced rare criticism from his evangelical supporters for sharing a meme in which he appears as a Jesus-like healer.
22 Apr 2026 - 3:19PM
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Africa
Pope Leo denounces ‘colonisation’ of minerals on final leg of Africa tour
The pontiff warns that a global lust for profit ‘kills’ as he meets with a government accused of widespread corruption and authoritarianism.
22 Apr 2026 - 2:49PM
Donald Trump
Trump reads from Bible after high-profile clash with pope
The US president has faced rare criticism from his evangelical supporters for sharing a meme in which he appears as a Jesus-like healer.
22 Apr 2026 - 6:26PM
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Religion
Pope Leo criticises exploitation by world’s ‘authoritarians’ during Angola trip
The US pope, who has drawn the ire of President Donald Trump, has repeatedly criticised world leaders, without naming individuals.
20 Apr 2026 - 7:55PM
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Africa
In Angola, Pope Leo prays at shrine that was once a hub for slavery
First American pontiff recalls centuries of ‘suffering’ at site originally built by Portuguese colonisers.
20 Apr 2026 - 1:11PM
Donald Trump
Pope Leo seeks to defuse tensions with Trump, says not trying to debate him
The pontiff clarified that his Cameroon comments weren’t aimed at Trump amid media misinterpretations.
19 Apr 2026 - 11:32AM
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Africa
Pope urges Cameroon to reject violence at mass that draws 120,000 people
Believers slept overnight on mats to hear the address from the pontiff, who has drawn Trump’s ire with his anti-war comments.
18 Apr 2026 - 1:15AM
Africa
In Cameroon, Pope Leo assails ‘tyrants ravaging’ world amid Trump row
‘The masters of war pretend not to know that it takes only a moment to destroy, yet often a lifetime is not enough to rebuild,’ Leo says.
16 Apr 2026 - 8:50PM
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