World Sep 14 Pope Leo XIV marvels at ‘huge learning curve’ in interview released on his 70th birthday By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press
World Aug 20 An inside look at how PBS host Henry Louis Gates Jr. met Pope Leo Gates met with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican after the Harvard professor and "Finding Your Roots" host published insights into the pope's ancestry. By Dan Cooney
World Aug 20 Pope urges fasting and prayer for peace in Middle East and Ukraine as he returns to Vatican Pope Leo XIV asked people to fast on Friday to pray for peace and justice in the Middle East and Ukraine, issuing a special appeal as he returned to the Vatican from summer vacation. By Associated Press
World Aug 16 In Pope Leo XIV’s first 100 days, a calm papacy that avoids controversy comes into focus As Robert Prevost marks his 100th day as Pope Leo this weekend, the contours of his pontificate have begun to come into relief, primarily where he shows continuity with Francis and where he signals change. By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press
World Jul 31 Vatican solar farm will make it the world’s first carbon-neutral state Italy has agreed to a Vatican plan to turn a 430-hectare (1,000-acre) plot of land north of Rome into a vast solar farm that will generate enough electricity to meet the needs of Vatican City. By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press
May 18 Pope Leo XIV vows to work for unity so that Catholic Church becomes symbol of peace By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press Pope Leo XIV, history’s first American pope, vowed Sunday to work for unity so that the Catholic Church becomes a symbol of peace in the world, offering a message of communion during an inaugural Mass in St. Peter’s Square before an estimated 200,000… Continue reading
May 12 Pope Leo XIV calls for release of imprisoned journalists, affirms gift of free speech and press By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press The 69-year-old Augustinian missionary, elected in a 24-hour conclave last week, called for journalists to use words for peace, to reject war and to give voice to the voiceless. Continue reading
May 09 What makes the first U.S.-born pope an ‘unusual’ choice By Dan Cooney Pope Leo XIV's election marks the second straight time the cardinals have selected someone from the Americas, as well as a pontiff who had been a member of a religious order. Continue reading
May 08 WATCH: Pope Leo XIV addresses St. Peter’s Square for the first time By Associated Press “Peace be with you.”… Continue reading
May 08 Pope Leo XIV had to overcome the taboo against a U.S. pontiff By Franklin Briceno, Nicole Winfield, Associated Press Pope Leo XIV had to overcome the taboo against a U.S. pope, given the geopolitical power already wielded by the United States in the secular sphere. Continue reading