World Sep 27 Pope blasts assisted dying as 'false compassion' at French shrine known for miraculous cures By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press
World Sep 26 Pope Leo draws 800,000 people to central Paris for open-air Mass on iconic square The turnout testified to the church’s lasting influence in France despite declining attendance and secularizing trends that have emptied churches across Europe. By Nicole Winfield, Samuel Petrequin, Sylvie Corbet, John Leicester, Associated Press
World Sep 25 Pope Leo XIV affirms need for media to cover public figures when asked about Trump ban Pope Leo XIV told journalists they were welcome to report on him, as he responded to the Trump administration’s attempt to bar U.S. media from the White House and affirmed the importance of journalists covering public figures. By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press
World Sep 25 Pope opens France trip with warning that a 'paradise of machines' could undermine humanity 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 human in the age of artificial intelligence, a nuclear arms… By Nicole Winfield, Sylvie Corbet, John Leicester, Associated Press
World Sep 21 Pope will retrace his missionary footsteps in Peru and finally visit Argentina in November Pope Leo XIV will retrace his steps as a missionary priest when he returns to Peru in November in his longest trip to date that will also take him to Uruguay and Argentina, where his Argentine predecessor Pope Francis never… By Nicole Winfield, Isabel DeBre, Franklin Briceno, Associated Press
Sep 14 Pope celebrates his 71st birthday but it's Vatican employees who get the gift By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press The Vatican published a papal decree repealing 2021 salary cuts that Pope Francis had imposed on many Vatican employees as part of the Holy See’s COVID-19 cost-saving measures. Continue reading
Sep 07 Pope Leo returns to sanctuary where he prayed after election and unveils a fresco depicting the event By Silvia Stellacci, Nicole Winfield, Associated Press Pope Leo XIV returned Monday to a sanctuary where he prayed just after his election and revealed a permanent sign of his devotion to the place: a fresco depicting him praying that now adorns an upper cornice of the basilica. Continue reading
Jul 04 Pope marks July 4 by praying in Lampedusa for migrants who died seeking freedom and prosperity By Nicole Winfield, Andrea Rosa, Associated Press In a letter sent to Americans on the July 4 anniversary, Leo insisted that protecting the unborn and all human life also means “welcoming, protecting and assisting immigrants, whose hopes, sacrifices and contribution have formed part of the history of… Continue reading
Jul 02 Vatican excommunicates schismatic bishops and priests, and warns their followers By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press The Vatican responded aggressively Thursday to a traditionalist group that consecrated bishops without the pope’s consent, declaring the Society of St. Pius X had formally broken with the Catholic Church. Continue reading
Jul 01 Defying Pope Leo XIV, traditionalists go ahead with bishop consecrations in Switzerland By Jamey Keaten, Nicole Winfield, Associated Press A group of traditionalist Catholics directly defied Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday by consecrating four bishops without his consent, dismissing the resulting excommunications and break with the Holy See by saying it was necessary to defend the Catholic faith. Continue reading