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Reuters
May 16, 2025

Pope Leo urges respect for migrants, challenging Trump views

“My own story is that of a citizen, the descendant of immigrants, who in turn chose to emigrate,” he told ambassadors at the Vatican.

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Reuters
May 11, 2025

Pope Leo appeals ‘no more war’, welcomes India-Pakistan ceasefire

Pope Leo also welcomed the India-Pakistan ceasefire, and said he was praying to God to grant the world the “miracle of peace”.

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Reuters
May 10, 2025

Pope Leo tells cardinals they must continue ‘precious legacy’ of Pope Francis

“Let us take up this precious legacy and continue on the journey,” the new pope told the cardinals.

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Reuters
May 09, 2025

Pope Leo faces packed schedule, inherits many events from Francis

The formal inauguration Mass – for the first US pontiff in the 2,000-year history of the Roman Catholic Church – will be held in St Peter’s Square on May 18, the Vatican announced.

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Reuters
May 07, 2025

Cardinals set to enter conclave to decide who follows Pope Francis

No pope has been elected on the first day of a conclave for centuries, so voting could continue for several days before one of the red-hatted princes of the Church receives the necessary two-thirds majority to become the 267th pontiff.

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AFP
May 06, 2025

Cardinals to move into Vatican on eve of conclave

The question now is whether his successor will follow a similar progressive line, or take the Church on a more conservative, traditionalist path.

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AFP
Apr 30, 2025

Cardinals lay groundwork for conclave, hope for quick vote

More than 180 “Princes of the Church” met behind closed doors to discuss what they want from the next leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics.

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Reuters
Apr 30, 2025

Trump wants to be the next pope

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday joked that he would like to succeed Pope Francis, who died last week at the age of 88.

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AFP
Apr 29, 2025

Video game rides conclave excitement with cardinal fantasy team

Almost 60,000 people have signed up to Fantapapa, an online game that plays on Italians’ passion for football and the Church.

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Reuters
Apr 28, 2025

New pope will face a Vatican budget crisis, and a myriad other problems

Among the pressing issues are a widening gap in Vatican finances, church attendance is sliding in many Western countries, and doctrinal debates over issues like ordaining women as clergy and LGBTQ Catholic inclusion portend coming divisions.