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Pope Leo XIV, center, arrives, with, from left, Christian Krieger, president of the Protestant Federation of France, Bishop Dimitrios (Ploumis), the Greek Orthodox Metropolitan of France, Haïm Korsia, Chief Rabbi of France, President of the French Bishops’ Conference, Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline, Chems-eddine Hafiz, rector of the Grand Mosque of Paris, Anthony Boussemart, representing French Buddhists, and Cardinal George Jacob Koovakad, prefect of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue, to attend an interreligious meeting at the Robert Schuman Convention Centre, Monday, Sept. 28, 2026, in Metz, France. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) ADDITION: Add names of persons in the photo

Pope Leo wraps up France trip by urging Europe to blunt ‘desire for domination’ driving today’s wars

September 29, 2026 at 9:26 a.m.

Pope Leo XIV urged Europe on Monday to draw from its Christian roots and tradition of dialogue to blunt the “desire for domination” driving today’s wars.

Pope Leo XIV speaks to journalists aboard the flight from Metz, France, to Rome, at the end of his four-day visit to France, Monday, Sept. 28, 2026. (Alberto Pizzoli/Pool Photo via AP)

Contradicting Trump, Pope Leo says artificial intelligence safety concerns not ‘fake news’

September 28, 2026 at 3:40 p.m.

Pope Leo XIV said Monday that concerns about artificial intelligence going rogue are not “fake news” and should be taken seriously, insisting that safety issues raised by AI experts should...

In this handout photo provided by Vatican Media Pope Leo XIV prays at the Grotto of the Apparitions of Massabielle, in Lourdes, France, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026. (Vatican Media via AP)

Pope Leo blasts assisted dying as ‘false compassion’ at French shrine known for miraculous cures

September 27, 2026 at 3:49 p.m.

Pope Leo XIV on Sunday blasted the legalization of medically assisted death as immoral “false compassion,” as he doubled down on Catholic teaching about life during a visit Sunday to...

Pope Leo XIV is welcomed by Archbishop of Paris Laurent Ulrich, left, Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline, second from right, and Institut Catholique de Paris Rector Emmanuel Petit as he arrives to meet with members of the provincial synodal assembly, catechumens and neophytes at the ICP in Paris, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

An estimated 700,000 people attend Pope Leo XIV’s Mass in Paris square

September 26, 2026 at 10:01 a.m.

Pope Leo XIV draws hundreds of thousands to Paris’ Champs-Élysées for a massive outdoor Mass.

Pope Leo XIV, center, is welcomed by French President Emmanuel Macron, left, and his wife Brigitte as he arrives at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Friday, Sept. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Pope Leo XIV warns a ‘paradise of machines’ could undermine humanity as he opens France trip

September 25, 2026 at 11:40 a.m.

Pope Leo XIV warned Friday that a “paradise of machines” risked undermining humanity as he opened a trip to France by posing fundamental questions about what it means to be...

Pope Leo XIV talks to journalists aboard the papal flight from Rome to Paris, Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, during his apostolic journey to France. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, Pool)

Pope Leo XIV affirms need for media to cover public figures when asked about Trump ban

September 25, 2026 at 6:09 a.m.

Pope Leo XIV told reporters they were welcome to cover him, as he responded to the Trump administration’s attempt to bar U.S. media from the White House and affirmed the...

Pope Leo XIV arrives for his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square, at the Vatican, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Pope Leo XIV praises US radio and TV preacher Fulton Sheen ahead of beatification

September 23, 2026 at 7:20 a.m.

Pope Leo XIV, who grew up listening to popular American television preacher Archbishop Fulton Sheen, praised his fellow Illinois clergyman as an inspiration on Wednesday on the eve of Sheen’s...

Pope Leo XIV delivers the Angelus noon prayer in St. Peter’ s Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Pope Leo XIV will retrace his missionary footsteps in Peru and finally visit Argentina in November

September 21, 2026 at 8:13 a.m.

Pope Leo XIV will retrace his steps as a missionary priest when he returns home to Peru in November in his longest trip to date that will also take him...

Pope Leo XIV waves as he arrives at the Vatican Library on the day of his 71st birthday, Monday, Sept. 14, 2026, during a press preview of the exhibit “”AQVA, Catastrophe and Wonder,” which will be open to the public from Sept. 25 through May 14, 2027. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Pope Leo XIV celebrates 71st birthday by repealing 2021 salary cuts for Vatican employees

September 14, 2026 at 8:50 a.m.

Pope Leo XIV celebrated his 71st birthday on Monday but it was Vatican employees who got the gift.

Pope Leo XIV holds his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Sept.9, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Pope commemorates 9/11 attacks with prayers for peace and for those who died

September 13, 2026 at 10:21 a.m.

“Two days ago marked the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in the United States of America,” Leo said. “I renew my prayers for those who lost their...

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