The current pope is Leo XIV, who was elected on 8 May 2025 on the second day of the 2025 papal conclave. [6] While his office is called the papacy, the jurisdiction of the episcopal see is called the Holy See. [7]
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The pope is regarded as the successor of St. Peter and has supreme power of jurisdiction over the Roman Catholic Church in matters of faith and morals, as well as in church discipline and government.
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Pope Leo XIV has denounced the “colonization” of minerals and the “lust for power” in Equatorial Guinea at the end of his four-nation African trip. The country's repressive leader has been in office since 1979.
Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Easter Mass as pontiff with a call Sunday to lay down arms and seek peace to global conflicts through dialogue.
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Pope Leo insisted his words about tyrants and the religious justification for war had been wrongly interpreted and he was referring only to the African context, and to a separatist conflict in ...
Did Pope Leo find his voice in Africa? Or did the world finally hear ...
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CNN International on MSN: Pope Leo addresses spat with Trump, says ‘debate’ is not focus of his Africa trip
Pope Leo XIV said Saturday “it’s not in my interest” to debate US President Donald Trump, insisting his trip to Africa is focused on peacebuilding rather than any personal clash.
Pope Leo addresses spat with Trump, says ‘debate’ is not focus of his Africa trip
BBC: Pope criticises 'tyrants' who spend billions on wars after Trump spat
Pope Leo has criticised leaders who spend billions on wars and said the world was "being ravaged by a handful of tyrants" in unusually forceful comments during a visit to Cameroon. The pontiff blasted ...
CNN International: Pope warns of world ravaged by ‘tyrants’ in the wake of Trump attacks
Pope Leo warned that the world is being ravaged by “tyrants,” in forceful comments made after US President Donald Trump attacked the pontiff for his stance on the war with Iran.
Pope warns of world ravaged by ‘tyrants’ in the wake of Trump attacks
FacebookLikeShareTweetEmail Pope Leo XIV has begun a high-profile visit to Muslim Algeria to promote Muslim-Christian coexistence as part of a wider tour across Africa. During his visit, the Pope ...
Washington Examiner: Pope Leo XIV calls for unity with Eastern Orthodox Church in high-profile Turkey visit
Pope Leo XIV called on Christians to unite during his visit to Turkey, marking the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea in a gesture aimed at ending the Great Schism that separated the Roman ...
Pope Leo XIV calls for unity with Eastern Orthodox Church in high-profile Turkey visit
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Reuters on MSN: Factbox-profiles of the African countries Pope Leo is visiting
VATICAN CITY, April 9 (Reuters) - Pope Leo leaves on Monday for a 10-day visit to Algeria, Angola, Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea. Here is background on the countries the pope is visiting. ALGERIA In ...
Crux: Pope Leo’s first consistory to be both a landmark and a challenge
Pope Leo XIV speaks with the College of Cardinals at the Vatican during an audience . (Credit: Vatican Media.) Listen ROME – One could perhaps summarize Pope Leo XIV’s high profile meeting ...
Pope Leo’s first consistory to be both a landmark and a challenge
NPR: Pope heads to Cameroon as separatists announce 3-day pause in fighting
Pope Leo XIV is heading to the central African nation of Cameroon with a message of peace for its separatist region and for talks with President Paul Biya.
Reuters: Pope Leo begins first overseas trip in Turkey - as it happened
Pope Leo begins first overseas trip in Turkey - as it happened
The Hill: Pope names fellow Chicagoan, Bishop Ronald Hicks, as new archbishop of New York
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV on Thursday made his most important U.S. appointment to date, naming a fellow Chicagoan as the next archbishop of New York to lead one of the biggest U.S. archdioceses ...
Pope names fellow Chicagoan, Bishop Ronald Hicks, as new archbishop of New York
What Pope Leo’s first international trip tells us about the leader of the Catholic Church. By Katrin Bennhold I’m the host of The World. When Pope Francis visited the island of Lampedusa in 2013, as ...
Chicago Tribune: Pope Leo XIV’s historic rise forges special Vatican connections for Chicago
The experience was almost surreal. A Chicago priest climbed aboard the iconic popemobile alongside the Holy Father, the two longtime friends traversing the cobblestone plaza of St. Peter’s Square at ...