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Elation as Pope Arrives by Helicopter to Open-Air Youth Vigil in Rome

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Hundreds of thousands of young faithful cheered Pope Leo XIV Saturday as he arrived by helicopter for an open-air prayer vigil outside Rome, in a rock star welcome for the new head of the Catholic Church. Pilgrims began crying and cheering when the white military helicopter descended over the sprawling, dusty, open-air site in Rome's eastern ...

Pope Receives High-Ranking Russian Orthodox Cleric

This is Beirut, 26/07 17:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Pope Leo XIV held a first meeting on Saturday with a senior Russian Orthodox cleric at the Vatican since becoming the head of the Catholic Church earlier this year, the Holy See said without giving further details. Leo, who has called on the Kremlin to make a "gesture" towards peace in Ukraine, received Metropolitan Anthony of ...

Thousands Attend Pope Leo's First Angelus Prayer

This is Beirut, 13/07 16:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Thousands of people streamed to a small Italian hilltop village not far from Rome on Sunday to hear Pope Leo deliver his first Angelus prayer from his summer residence at Castel Gandolfo. "I am happy to be among you... and thank you all for your warm welcome," the Pope declared, standing outside the gates of the Apostolic Palace, ...

'Hug Therapy': How Pope Leo is Trying to Unify Vatican

This is Beirut, 04/07 09:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Pope Leo XIV heads off on holiday on Sunday, having spent his first two months as Catholic leader rebuilding unity and bolstering tradition after his predecessor's unorthodox papacy. "Prudent", "methodical" and "listening" are some of the words used by Vatican insiders who spoke to AFP to describe the approach of the first American pope, who took ...

Vatican: President Aoun Received by Pope Leo XIV

This is Beirut, 13/06 15:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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As part of an official and family visit to Rome, President Joseph Aoun was received on Friday morning by Pope Leo XIV in his office at the Vatican. Following the meeting, President Aoun emphasized the relationship between Lebanon and the Holy See, which is rooted in shared human and spiritual values. Staying true to his message of unity in ...

Pope Takes Message of Dialogue, Unity to the Curia

This is Beirut, 24/05 15:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Pope Leo XIV took his message of building bridges and promoting dialogue to the Roman Curia on Saturday in his first audience with members of the Catholic Church's governing body. The late Pope Francis had sometimes difficult relations with the Curia and Vatican officials, accusing them early in his papacy of "spiritual Alzheimer's" and a lust ...

Pope Calls for 'Sufficient Humanitarian Aid' into Gaza

This is Beirut, 21/05 12:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Pope Leo XIV called Wednesday for sufficient humanitarian aid to be allowed into war-ravaged Gaza, where humanitarian agencies say a total blockade has sparked critical food and medicine shortages. "The situation in the Gaza Strip is worrying and painful," the pope said during his first weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square. "I renew my ...

First US Pope Leo XIV Warns against Exploitation at Inaugural Mass

This is Beirut, 18/05 15:09 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Pope Leo XIV set the tone for his papacy Sunday with a call to stop exploiting nature and marginalizing the poor, before an audience including JD Vance and tens of thousands of pilgrims. Ten days after Chicago-born Robert Francis Prevost became the first US head of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics, he celebrated his inaugural mass in St. Peter's ...

Pope Leo XIV to Begin Pontificate with Inauguration Mass on May 18

This is Beirut, 09/05 15:55 - Reading : less than a minute

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The inauguration mass of Pope Leo XIV will take place on Sunday, May 18, in St. Peter's Square, the Vatican announced. World leaders are expected to gather for the event, held 10 days after the election of Robert Francis Prevost as the first US head of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics. The new pontiff will meet with journalists on Monday and ...

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