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Pope Leo XIV to visit Turkey and Lebanon next month

Trip to Turkey will include pilgrimage to Iznik on 1,700th anniversary of Council of Nicea

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Pope Leo XIV delivers his blessing as he presides over the celebration of the conclusion of the Marian month of May, with a thanksgiving prayer and reflections on the Mother of God, at the Vatican on May 31, 2025.

Ras Al Khaimah Ruler attends Pope Leo’s inaugural mass

The ceremony took place in St. Peter’s Square in the presence of world leaders

Saud bin Saqr attends papal inauguration ceremony

Leo XIV to address faithful with St Peter's prayer

On Saturday, Leo prayed before Francis's tomb inside Santa Maria Maggiore basilica

Cardinals describe the Chicago-born Leo as in the mold of Francis

UAE Catholics react to Pope Leo XIV’s appointment

Faithful in UAE hope the new Pope leads with unity and brings peace to a divided world

Clockwise: George Schroeder, Jessin Tom James, Christy Balandra, Gaelle Pemi

Look: Hundreds attend Abu Dhabi mass for new Pope

Bishop Paolo Martinelli presides over Mass of Thanksgiving at St Joseph’s Cathedral

Hundreds of Christian worshippers participated in a Mass of Thanksgiving held at St Joseph’s Cathedral in Abu Dhabi on Saturday evening to celebrate the election of the new Pope.

UAE leaders congratulate newly elected Pope Leo XIV

Cardinal Robert Prevost of the US chosen as the first American pope in history

Pope Leo XIV receives congratulations from UAE President and VPs

Pope Leo XIV: A historic choice by first American Pope

Leo reflects both tradition and personal vision, practice rooted deeply in Church history

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Robert Prevost addresses the crowd from the main central loggia balcony of the St Peter's Basilica for the first time, after the cardinals ended the conclave, in The Vatican, on May 8, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV appeals for peace to all in first address

Soft-spoken Prevost, born in Chicago, is first pope from the United States

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Robert Prevost addresses the crowd.

The Filipino bishop, now cardinal, cursed by Duterte

Pablo 'Ambo' David drew Duterte's ire for speaking up against extrajudicial killings

File photo shows Pope Francis elevating Filipino Bishop Pablo "Ambo" David of Kalookan, one of the poorest corners of Manila, to the College of Cardinals on December 7, 2024. Rodrigo Duterte, while president of the Philippines, cursed both Pope Francis and then-Bishop David.

Black smoke from Sistine Chapel signals no new pope

Both Francis and his predecessor Benedict XVI were elected within two days

Cardinals attend a mass for the Election of the Roman Pontiff, prior to the start of the conclave, at St Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican on Wednesday.

Vatican readies for conclave lockdown

Voting will begin Wednesday after the chapel is placed under a news blackout

This photo taken and handout on May 6, 2025 by The Vatican Media shows the Sistine Chapel on the eve of the conclave in The Vatican.

Church donation box goes digital in Greece

Unit will accept card-tap donations as small as one cent, up to 1,000 euros

A Point of Sale (POS) device (bottom C) is pictured at the Catholic Church of St Dionysius the Areopagite in Athens on May 4, 2025.

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