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Pope Leo leads a prayer from a window of the Apostolic Palace following his discharge from the hospital after undergoing surgery for lung cancer, at the Vatican on Sunday.
WORLD
Oct 19, 2026
Pope Leo pledges gradual return to duties in first event since cancer surgery
Pope Leo, who was only elected in May 2025, has been diagnosed with lung adenocarcinoma, the most common form of lung cancer.
Pope Leo arrives at Gemelli Hospital ahead of surgery to remove a lung nodule, in Rome, Italy, on Tuesday.
WORLD
Oct 15, 2026
Shape of Pope Leo’s papacy more uncertain after cancer diagnosis
Medical experts say the pope’s prognosis will depend on several factors, including whether the cancer had spread to his lymph nodes.
Pope Leo XIV waves as he leaves the Vatican before being admitted to Rome's Gemelli University Hospital for an operation on Tuesday.
WORLD
Oct 14, 2026
Pope Leo diagnosed with cancer as doctors remove part of lung, Vatican says
The pope was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli hospital for surgery to remove a growth doctors had discovered in a recent routine health check.
Pope Leo leads the Angelus prayer from the window of the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican on Sunday.
WORLD
Oct 11, 2026
Pope Leo says will undergo surgery for small growth on lung
It is the first health scare of the 71-year-old pontiff’s tenure.
The Society of Saint Pius X consecrates four new bishops in Econe, western Switzerland, on Wednesday in defiance of Pope Leo XIV, who pleaded with the ultra-traditionalist breakaway group to turn back from what he called a "schismatic act" with Rome.
WORLD
Jul 2, 2026
Members of rebel Catholic group in schism and excommunicated, Vatican says
The Vatican said on Thursday that priests and lay Catholics who are part of a breakaway right-wing Catholic group that ordained bishops without Pope Leo's approval are in schism with the wider church and now excommunicated.
Pope Leo XIV presides over a vigil and rosary for peace in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on Saturday.
WORLD
Apr 12, 2026
Pope says he is ‘closer than ever’ to Lebanese people
The leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics has repeatedly urged de-escalation in the current U.S.-Israeli war on Iran and a need for a diplomatic solution.
Pope Leo XIV in Saint Peter square at the Vatican in October. Vatican officials and African Church leaders say the upcoming tour of four African countries is a personal priority for Leo and a sign of the value the church places on the continent, where Catholicism is growing fastest.
WORLD
Apr 10, 2026
Pope Leo heads to Africa on ambitious tour to urge help for continent
Vatican officials and African Church leaders say the upcoming tour is a personal priority for the pope and a sign of the value the church places on the continent.
Peter Thiel speaks on the final day of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio, on July 21, 2016. Thiel, an early supporter of U.S. President Donald Trump, has been exploring the concept of the Antichrist in recent years.
WORLD
Mar 16, 2026
Peter Thiel’s secretive Rome conference draws Catholic Church attention
The co-founder of artificial intelligence software firm Palantir has devoted increasing attention to religious and philosophical ideas in recent years.
Pope Leo XIV (center) speaks beside Italian Cardinal Baldassare Reina (right) at the end of a mass during a pastoral visit to the parish of "St. Mary Queen of Peace" at Ostia Lido, near Rome, on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 18, 2026
Vatican says it will not participate in Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’
Efforts to handle crisis situations should be managed by the United Nations, the Vatican’s top diplomatic official says.
Pope Leo XIV looks on as he holds the weekly general audience at the Paul VI hall at the Vatican on Feb. 4.
WORLD / Society
Feb 8, 2026
Rogue Catholic traditionalists risk showdown with Vatican
The Society of Saint Pius X, which has about 600,000 followers worldwide, is preparing to defy Pope Leo XIV by ordaining new bishops without his approval.
Pope Leo XIV has taken a clear stand against some decisions by U.S. President Donald Trump's administration.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 4, 2026
Faced with Trump, Pope Leo opts for indirect diplomacy
Since he was elected in May, the Chicago-born pontiff has taken a clear stand against some decisions by U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration.
Pope Leo XIV meets with Donald Trump’s top lieutenants, U.S. Vice President JD Vance and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, at the Vatican in May.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 19, 2026
A pope and a president offer competing Americanisms
In time, this papal voice of humanity’s better angels will resonate ever more broadly as the jingoism of this White House becomes more shrill.
Pope Leo XIV prays at the Tomb of Saint Francis in Assisi, Italy, last month. The Vatican is pushing a global conversation on how AI can uphold human dignity and serve the common good.?
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 2, 2025
The Vatican’s voice of reason on artificial intelligence
The Vatican is pushing a global conversation on how AI can uphold human dignity and serve the common good, echoing the Church’s historic responses to past technological upheavals.
Pope Leo XIV greets the faithful from the popemobile after a Mass for the canonization of Carlo Acutis, the first millennial saint, in St. Peter's Square, Vatican City, on Sunday.
WORLD
Sep 7, 2025
Huge crowds at the Vatican as teen becomes first millennial saint
Tens of thousands of people gathered at the Vatican Sunday as Pope Leo XIV proclaimed the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint, an Italian teenager dubbed “God’s Influencer.”
Pope Leo XIV addresses the crowd at St. Peter's square in the Vatican on Sunday.
WORLD / Society
Jun 9, 2025
Pope Leo condemns ‘exclusionary mindset’ in Pentecost address
The pope’s choice of language was significant, encouraging people to “open borders” within their hearts and minds.
Ukraine's president, Volodymr Zelenskyy, attends the inaugural mass of Pope Leo XIV in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
May 18, 2025
Pope Leo talks of ‘martyred Ukraine’ ahead of meeting with Zelenskyy
Zelenskyy was among politicians, royals and faith leaders from around the world who attended the mass inaugurating the start of Leo’s papacy.
Empowering nuns and laypeople could help preserve struggling parishes and restore the Catholic Church’s role as a vital community anchor, especially with nuns who have long been its most dedicated and overlooked servants.
COMMENTARY / World
May 12, 2025
To save Catholicism, let’s talk nuns, not popes
All eyes were on Rome as Pope Leo XIV was announced. But to secure the future of the faith, Catholics should look closer to home.
Pope Leo XIV, in his first public appearance after he was elected, on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City, on Thursday
WORLD / Politics
May 12, 2025
World Catholics see the first American pope as hardly American
The new pope, formerly Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, has signaled that his identity will defy easy categorization.
Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, formerly Cardinal Robert Prevost of the United States, appears on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on Thursday.
WORLD
May 9, 2025
In his first appearance, Pope Leo offers three big clues about his papacy
Although Leo follows in the tradition of Pope Francis, he signaled he is a new, and different, pope.
American faithful celebrate after Pope Leo XIV appeared at the central balcony of the Vatican's St. Peter’s Basilica following his election on Thursday.
COMMENTARY / World
May 9, 2025
The new American pope can take Catholics in three directions
Americans (and Donald Trump) may want to stake their claims on him, but he now belongs to a much bigger organization.
Two Japanese climbers die on remote Himalayan peak in Nepal
Rescuers have recovered the bodies of two Japanese climbers missing for over a week on a remote Himalayan mountain.
Aging Japanese village turns to Peru in search of new residents
Guests from Peru's Belen district interact with a baby in Nanmoku village in Gunma Prefecture.
Budget-friendly restaurant chain Saizeriya succumbs to rising costs
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U.S. has for years asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine and Middle East, sources say
A Ukrainian soldier sets up a Starlink satellite internet system near the frontline in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Oct. 16
U.S. military bans Chinese-made BYD cars from key air base in Okinawa
An F-22 Raptor lands at Kadena Air Base in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 9. The base is a crucial hub for U.S. military operations in the region.
A dramatic bear hunt in a midsize Japanese city could be a harbinger of what is to come
Zookeeper Tetsuo Iso at the site of frantic search for a wild bear in Utsunomiya on June 9. Iso, 65, was asked by the prefectural government to help capture the bear and it was his shot with a tranquilizer gun that put an end to the saga.
How this long-term resident avoids the annoying tourist label in Japan
Tourists enjoy themselves while crossing the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
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