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      • Pope Leo: His first six months

        Antony Lawes
        20/12/2025
        Ever since Pope Leo XIV was elected to be the successor of St Peter a little more than six months ago, people have been trying to work out what sort of pontiff he will be....
      • Pope Leo on not praying in Istanbul mosque: ‘I prefer to pray in a Catholic church’

        Outlook Contributor
        17/12/2025
        Pope Leo XIV pushed back against speculation surrounding his visit to Istanbul's iconic Blue Mosque during his recent trip to Turkey, but stopped short of saying whether he prayed there....
      • Pope Leo XIV’s distinctiveness begins to show

        Outlook Contributor
        11/12/2025
        Leo is continuing the path charted by Francis, and indeed by the 1962-65 Second Vatican Council. But Leo is a different person....
      • Australian Maronite youth join Bishop Tarabay in historic visit of Pope Leo to Lebanon

        Outlook Contributor
        10/12/2025
        The Maronite Bishop of Australia, New Zealand and Oceania, Bishop Antoine Charbel Tarabay, led a delegation of more than 40 young Australian Lebanese from the Maronite community on a historic pilgrimage to Lebanon for Pope Leo XIV’s apostolic visit...
      • Ordinary Goodness

        Outlook Contributor
        07/12/2025
        Pope Leo XIV didn’t hesitate when asked to name his four favorite films. All speak of the same miracle: the decision to remain kind in an unkind world....
      • Leo’s road map for the Church

        Outlook Contributor
        06/12/2025
        Six months after Pope Leo XIV’s election, it is clear that the long period when the Catholic Church was rooted in European culture ended with the papacies of John Paul II and Benedict XVI. Francis and now Pope Leo have opened a new global, postmodern era....
      • Pope’s December prayer intention: ‘For Christians in areas of conflict’

        Outlook Contributor
        01/12/2025
        Pope Leo XIV releases his prayer intention for the month of December, and invites the faithful to pray that Christians living in the midst of war may be seeds of peace....
      • Pope Leo issues Apostolic Letter ‘In unitate fidei’ on Nicaea Anniversary

        Outlook Contributor
        30/11/2025
        Ahead of his Apostolic Journey to Türkiye, Pope Leo issues the Apostolic Letter 'In unitate fidei' on the 1700th Anniversary of the Council of Nicaea....
      • ‘On the paths of unity and peace:’ Pope Leo XIV’s first Apostolic Journey

        Outlook Contributor
        29/11/2025
        As Pope Leo XIV prepares to depart on his first Apostolic Journey, Vatican News' Editorial Director explores the visit as a sign of unity and peace for the Middle East....
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