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AFP
October 6, 2025

Pope Leo loosens Vatican financial reins

In a “Motu Proprio”, or legal change, the US pope repealed Francis’s 2022 order that the Institute for Religious Works (IOR) — the so-called Vatican Bank — should have exclusive competence over managing the Holy See’s financial and liquid assets.

AFP
July 21, 2025

Vatican hardens tone on Israel after Gaza parish strike

Israeli army strike on the only Catholic church in Gaza last week has pushed the Vatican to change its tone on Israel and blame it more directly in the dragging war

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Reuters
May 14, 2025

Sinner hears Pope Leo’s tennis confession

Asked by a journalist if he would take part in a charity match, Leo appeared up for it, but cautioned: “Just don’t bring Sinner,” making a Catholic pun about the last name of the tennis star.

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Reuters
May 12, 2025

Pope rejects ‘war of words’, urges release of jailed reporters

“The way we communicate is of fundamental importance: we must say ‘no’ to the war of words and images, we must reject the paradigm of war,” Leo told thousands of journalists who covered his election and the death of his predecessor.

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Reuters
May 7, 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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Reuters
April 28, 2025

Conclave to elect new pope starts on May 7, Vatican says

The date was decided during a closed-door meeting of cardinals at the Vatican

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Reuters
April 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.

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Reuters
April 22, 2025

How will a new pope be chosen? An expert explains the conclave

The word conclave is derived from the Latin con (together) and clāvis (key). It means “a locked room” or “chamber”, reflecting its historical use to describe the locked gathering of cardinals to elect a pope.

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AFP
April 21, 2025

Transfer of pope’s body to St Peter’s Basilica possibly Wednesday: Vatican

“The transfer of the body of the Holy Father to the Vatican Basilica for the homage of all the faithful could take place on Wednesday morning.”

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Reuters
April 21, 2025

Who might succeed Pope Francis? Some possible candidates

Here are some cardinals who are being talked about as “papabili” to succeed Pope Francis, whose death at the age of 88 was announced by the Vatican on Monday.