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Pope Leo XIV
Pope calls for end to all wars in first Christmas as pontiff
‘May the clamour of weapons cease … and may the parties involved find the courage to engage in sincere, direct and respectful dialogue’.
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Middle East
Pope Leo urges Lebanon’s leaders to unite for peace
1 Dec 2025 - 1:09AM
Turkey
Pope warns ‘piecemeal’ third world war ‘threatening’ humanity
27 Nov 2025 - 10:25PM
Catholic Church
Vatican returns 62 artefacts connected to indigenous peoples from Canada
The move is part of the Catholic Church’s reckoning with its role in helping suppress indigenous culture in the Americas.
15 Nov 2025 - 8:11PM
Italy
King Charles, Pope Leo pray together in 500-year first
It is the first joint worship including an English monarch and a Catholic pontiff since King Henry VIII broke away from Rome in 1534.
23 Oct 2025 - 7:30PM
Pope Leo XIV
Nuns, teen influencer and ex-Satanic priest among 7 new saints
Pope Leo XIV created the new saints, including the first from Papua New Guinea and an archbishop killed in the Armenian genocide.
19 Oct 2025 - 9:57PM
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Italy
Pope Leo visits ship sailing the Mediterranean on peace mission
Young people of different faiths have been sailing the Mediterranean on the Bel Espoir schooner vessel to promote peace and dialogue.
18 Oct 2025 - 6:11PM
King Charles III
King Charles to be first UK monarch to pray with pope in centuries
The occasion at the Sistine Chapel would mark a historic step towards unity between the Catholic Church and the Church of England.
18 Oct 2025 - 1:59AM
Venezuela
Trump calls off talks with Venezuela as US considers cartel targets on land
Relations between Venezuela and the United States have further deteriorated in recent weeks amid US accusations of drug trafficking.
8 Oct 2025 - 2:28PM
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Britain
Church of England names first female Archbishop of Canterbury
Sarah Mullally, 63, is the Bishop of London and will face serious challenges including the treatment of women and LGBTQ people.
3 Oct 2025 - 6:24PM
Pope Leo XIV
Pope Leo declares teen computer whiz the first millennial saint
Carlo Acutis, who died at 15 in 2006, was known for using technology to spread his faith.
8 Sep 2025 - 10:53AM
Religion
LGBTQ Catholics celebrate acceptance in Holy Year pilgrimage to Rome
LGBTQ groups attribute the change to Pope Francis, who had insisted the Catholic Church was open to everyone.
6 Sep 2025 - 10:08PM
The Philippines
Binondo: inside the 400-year-old heart of Filipino-Chinese heritage
For centuries, Manila’s Binondo district has been the centre of a Tsinoy culture that helped build the Philippines into what it is today.
6 Sep 2025 - 12:00PM
China-Vatican relations
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Cardinal’s meeting with Pope a good sign for Sino-Vatican relations
Hong Kong’s Catholic church has traditionally played a role in bridging the Vatican and the mainland, and it should continue to contribute in this way.
6 Sep 2025 - 7:15AM
Hong Kong politics
Pope Leo XIV pledges commitment to Beijing-Vatican ties: Hong Kong cardinal
Cardinal Stephen Chow reveals details after meeting the new pope for ‘an in-depth exchange on the situation of the church in China’.
4 Sep 2025 - 9:21PM
Ukraine war
Trump tells Zelensky Crimea, Nato off the table if he wants to end war
The Ukrainian president is returning to Washington for the first time since a spectacularly tense exchange with Trump in February.
18 Aug 2025 - 11:07AM
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Pope Leo XIV
Pope Leo preaches friendship to nearly 1 million at Holy Year youth festival
32 million young Catholics from around the world are expected to take part in the pilgrimage to Italy’s capital for the jubilee celebration.
3 Aug 2025 - 4:29PM
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Pope Leo XIV
Pope visits observatory, calls Buzz Aldrin to mark 1969 US moon landing
The American pontiff spoke with the famed Apollo 11 astronaut, reflecting on human ingenuity and the ‘mystery and greatness of Creation’.
21 Jul 2025 - 3:18PM
European Union
Pope Leo signals continuity on fighting child abuse with Vatican appointee
France’s Bishop Thibault Verny, 59, will head the Vatican’s child protection advisory commission, replacing American Cardinal Sean O’Malley.
5 Jul 2025 - 9:59PM
Africa
Vatican beatifies Congo customs worker for resisting corruption
Floribèrt Bwana Chui Bin Kositi was kidnapped and killed in 2007 after he refused to allow rancid rice across the Rwanda-DR Congo border.
15 Jun 2025 - 5:32PM
China-Vatican relations
Beijing hoping for closer ties with Vatican as pope names first Chinese bishop
The announcement signals that a controversial deal which gives both sides a say on episcopal appointments will continue.
12 Jun 2025 - 9:37PM
Ukraine war
Putin and Pope Leo discuss Ukraine war, as pontiff presses for peace
The Russian leader, however, claimed Kyiv was ‘betting on an escalation of the conflict and carrying out of acts of sabotage’ in his country.
5 Jun 2025 - 8:13AM
Ukraine war
US and Russia row as Moscow masses 50,000 troops near Ukrainian region
Ukraine-Russian war intensifying as Trump warns Putin he is ‘playing with fire’.
28 May 2025 - 7:58PM
China-Vatican relations
Pope Leo prays for Chinese Catholics to be in communion with Rome
Pope prayed that Catholics in China ‘obtain the grace to be strong and joyful witnesses of the Gospel, even in the midst of trials’.
26 May 2025 - 9:24AM
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Ukraine war
‘Inelegant?’ Russia casts doubt over Vatican as venue for Ukraine talks
Pope Leo had said the Vatican could act as a mediator in global conflicts, but Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said ‘many people are fantasising’ about meeting location.
23 May 2025 - 10:30PM
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Pope Leo XIV
Vance gives Pope Leo an invitation from Trump to visit White House
The Chicago-born pope accepted the invitation letter and replied: ‘at some point’.
20 May 2025 - 4:28PM
Ukraine war
Zelensky, Vance shake hands at Vatican after Oval Office row
Zelensky and Vance last met at the White House in February, in a meeting described as one of the worst diplomatic incidents in recent history.
19 May 2025 - 12:16AM
Pope Francis
J.D. Vance, Marco Rubio to attend Pope Leo’s inaugural Mass
Pope Leo had been critical of Trump and Vance before taking leadership of the global Roman Catholic Church.
15 May 2025 - 11:54PM
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