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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Harriet Sherwood

‘They can’t dismiss Leo so easily’: how the pope has confounded conservatives

Pope Leo XIV holds general audience at the Vatican
Observers say Pope Leo has shown ‘he’s taking up the baton from his predecessor on key issues’. Photograph: Ciro De Luca/Reuters

When King Charles meets Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican this week, the two leaders are likely to discuss pressing global issues as well as sharing a historic moment of prayer.

In the face of volatility and rising nationalism, Leo, the first North American chosen to lead the Roman Catholic church, has begun to outline the contours of his papacy after a low-key start to his five-month-old papacy.

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