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Pope Leo XIV holds the Gospel Book as he celebrates a Mass in the Saint Augustine Basilica in Annaba, Algeria, Tuesday, April 14, 2026, on the second day of an 11-day apostolic journey to Africa. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Pope doubles down on peace and unity message as Trump’s criticism continues

April 15, 2026 at 12:30 p.m.

Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday doubled down as U.S. President Donald Trump’s criticism showed no sign of letting up, insisting that the message “the world needs to hear today” is...

Pope Leo XIV meets the Algerian Community in the Basilica of Our Lady of Africa in Algiers, Monday, April 13, 2026, on the first day of an 11-day apostolic journey to Africa. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Pope Leo XIV in Algeria to walk in footsteps of his spiritual father, St. Augustine

April 14, 2026 at 6:36 a.m.

Pope Leo XIV is following in the footsteps of his spiritual father, St. Augustine, making a pilgrimage to the archaeological ruins of eastern Algeria.

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Sunday, April 12, 2026, after he returned from Miami. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Trump says he won’t apologize to Pope Leo and explains his reason for posting much-criticized meme

April 13, 2026 at 3:32 p.m.

U.S.-born Pope Leo XIV pushed back Monday on President Donald Trump’s broadside against him over the U.S.-Israel war in Iran.

Pope Leo XIV holds a rosary as he leads a vigil for peace inside St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, Saturday, April 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Pope Leo XIV denounces the ‘delusion of omnipotence’ he says fuels the US-Israeli war in Iran

April 11, 2026 at 2:27 p.m.

Pope Leo XIV has denounced the “delusion of omnipotence” that is fueling the U.S.-Israel war in Iran and demanded political leaders stop and negotiate peace.

Pope Leo XIV presides over Mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on the Catholic feast of Palm Sunday, commemorating Jesus' arrival in Jerusalem, Sunday, March 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Pope Leo XIV rejects claims that God justifies war in Palm Sunday Mass message

March 29, 2026 at 8:35 a.m.

Pope Leo XIV on Sunday rejected claims that God justifies war and prayed especially for Christians in the Middle East during a Palm Sunday Mass before tens of thousands of...

FILE – Mons. Angelo Becciu presides over an eucharistic liturgy at the St. John Lateran Basilica in Rome, Feb. 9, 2017. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, File)

Vatican appeals court declares mistrial in the ‘trial of the century’ against a cardinal

March 17, 2026 at 2:12 p.m.

The Vatican appeals tribunal declared a mistrial Tuesday in the Holy See’s big “trial of the century,” a stunning blow to both Pope Francis’ legacy and Vatican prosecutors who had...

Pope Leo XIV appears at the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican where Catholic faithful and pilgrims gathered for the traditional Sunday blessing at the end of the noon Angelus prayer, Sunday, March 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Pope Leo escalates call for ceasefire in Iran by addressing those responsible for the war

March 15, 2026 at 9:50 a.m.

Pope Leo XIV demanded a ceasefire in the Middle East on Sunday in his strongest comments to date, directly addressing the leaders who launched the war in Iran.

Pope Leo XIV waves as he arrives for his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square at The Vatican, Wednesday, March 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

After a renovation, Pope Leo XIV moves into the papal apartment eschewed by Pope Francis

March 14, 2026 at 2:46 p.m.

Pope Leo XIV moved into the newly renovated papal apartment in the Apostolic Palace on Saturday, taking up residence in the flat that was famously eschewed by Pope Francis.

FILE – This Oct. 26, 1966 file photo shows Bishop Fulton J. Sheen in his office at the Propagation of Faith in New York. (AP Photo/Eddie Adams, file)

Vatican again OKs beatification of Illinois native Archbishop Fulton Sheen

February 9, 2026 at 10:30 a.m.

Archbishop Fulton Sheen’s beatification can now take place in Peoria as originally planned, the Peoria diocese announced Monday.

Pope Leo XIV arrives to preside over Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican on the Cathilic feast of the Presentation of the Lord, Monday, Feb. 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Pope, an avid athlete, extols physical and spiritual benefits of sport in Olympic message

February 6, 2026 at 6:25 a.m.

Pope Leo XIV, an avid tennis player and sports fan, marked the start of the Winter Games on Friday by extolling the positive values of sport and fair play while...

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