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Did Pope Leo find his voice in Africa? Or did America and the world finally hear him

There is a case to be made that Pope Leo XIV found his voice on his epic trip through Africa

The Independent UK · Apr 20

At the 6-months mark, Pope Leo finds his footing and starts charting his own path and style

Pope Leo XIV is getting used to being pope at the six-month mark, following his shock election in May and sharp learning curve over the summer

The Independent UK · Nov 7, 2025

Pope Leo interrupts holiday to issue warning: ‘We live in a world that is burning’

The Pope, who has been vacationing outside Rome, says the world is experiencing a ‘crisis’

The Independent UK · Jul 9, 2025

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Conclave: who are the likely contenders to succeed Pope Francis?

With the conclave to elect the new pope beginning in Vatican City on Wednesday, following the death of Francis I on 21 April, we look at the contenders from around the world to succeed him and become the 267th pope.

Radio France Internationale · May 7, 2025

Pope Francis saw environmental and climate issues as moral concerns

In his landmark 2015 encyclical “Praised Be,” Pope Francis cast care for the planet as an urgent and existential moral concern

The Independent UK · Apr 22, 2025

Vatican Cardinal Urges Trump Administration To Remember Christian Principles

Cardinal Czerny urges Trump administration to uphold Christian values in aid and migrant treatment, emphasizing compassion and justice.

Top News · Jun 3, 2024

Vatican cardinal urges Europeans to remember own migratory roots ahead of European elections

A top Vatican cardinal has urged European voters to remember their own migratory roots in showing sympathy to people forced to flee their homes

The Independent UK · Jun 3, 2024

Vatican seeks to assure Caritas that papal firings were necessary, not a criticism of work

A top Vatican cardinal is defending Pope Francis’ “drastic” leadership firings at the Holy See’s preeminent charity

The Independent UK · May 12, 2023

Pope ousts leadership of Caritas Internationalis charity

Pope Francis has ousted the management of the Vatican’s vast, international charitable organization Caritas Internationalis after an external review found management and morale problems at its head office

The Independent UK · Nov 22, 2022

Vatican cardinal honors Jewish convert, tells his own story

A Vatican cardinal has marked the 80th anniversary of the gas chamber killing of the Jewish-born Catholic convert Edith Stein

The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2022

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