The Latest Breaking News from Leo XIV

France’s Socialists secure wins in major cities as far-right struggles for big breakthrough

Final round of elections shows clear gains for traditional left and right and major win for far right in Nice

The Independent UK · Mar 22

Peter Thiel Backs £1.6bn AI 'Cowgorithm' That Lets Farmers Herd 400,000 Cattle With One Button

Peter Thiel's Founders Fund is backing Halter, an AI cow collar startup valued at $2 billion, aiming to transform farming with virtual fences and automated herd control.

International Business Times UK · Mar 22

Hegseth’s ‘no mercy’ Iran directive sounds alarm with Democrats who told military to refuse illegal orders

Defense secretary’s comments about offering ‘no quarter’ have some Democratic lawmakers decrying ‘the irresponsible way he's showing leadership in this war’

The Independent UK · Mar 22

Pope Leo XIV Urges Media to Report the War 'Through the Eyes of Victims' After Trump's Hype Clips of US Strikes

Pope Leo XIV urged journalists to focus on the suffering caused by war rather than portray it like a video game, in response to controversial social‑media clips of US strikes under President Trump.

International Business Times UK · Mar 20

Pope Leo endorses Francis’ controversial text on Communion after remarriage

The document became one of the most divisive of Francis’ pontificate and the focal point of conservative opposition

The Independent UK · Mar 19

'The Antichrist will...': Inside Silicon Valley giant Peter Thiel's secret Rome lectures challenging the Pope

A tech billionaire. A closed-door lecture series in the shadow of the Vatican. A theological argument that turns two thousand years of Christian thought inside out. This is not a culture war spat. It is something far stranger.

The Times of India · Mar 18

Pope set to make virtual appearance for America’s 250th birthday celebrations

Leo will instead spend July 4 on Lampedusa, a key Mediterranean migrant entry point, following Pope Francis’s 2013 visit

The Independent UK · Mar 17

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

The Vatican appeals tribunal has declared a mistrial in the Holy See’s big “trial of the century.”

The Independent UK · Mar 17

Pope highlights plight of vulnerable adults in abuse and meets with top Opus Dei critic

Pope Leo XIV has indicated growing concern with the next frontier in combatting abuses in the Catholic Church

The Independent UK · Mar 16

Peter Thiel's Antichrist warnings during Rome lecture draw criticisms from the Vatican

The Palantir co-founder's private lecture series has arrived in Rome, where both the Catholic Church and Italian lawmakers are pushing back on his theory that the Antichrist lurks behind AI safety efforts.

Fortune · Mar 16