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Washing Priests' Feet, Pope Leo Urges Catholics to Aid the Oppressed
Leo, the First US Pope, Emerges as Pointed Trump Critic
Pope Leo Names Australian Bishop to Lead Vatican's Legal Office
Belgian Bishop Challenges Pope Leo to Allow Married Priests by 2028
Vatican Court Declares Partial Mistrial in Cardinal Becciu Case, Citing Procedural Errors
Date: March 17, 2026
By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY, March 17 (Reuters) - A Vatican appeals court on Tuesday declared a partial mistrial in a landmark case that resulted in the conviction of a senior Catholic cardinal for...
Pope Meets Author Urging Investigation of Catholic Group Opus Dei
Date: March 16, 2026
By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY, March 16 (Reuters) - Pope Leo met on Monday with an investigative journalist who alleges that a prominent Catholic organisation with ties to right-wing politicians in...
Pope Leo Names Former Envoy to Duterte's Philippines as Ambassador to US
Date: March 7, 2026
By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY, March 7 (Reuters) - Pope Leo on Saturday named a senior Church diplomat who represented the Vatican in the Philippines during former President Rodrigo Duterte's war on...
Top Vatican Cardinal Calls US-Israeli Strikes 'truly Alarming'
Date: March 4, 2026
By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY, March 4 (Reuters) - The Vatican's top diplomat warned on Wednesday that the ongoing U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran undermine international law and said nations do not...
Cardinal Found With Phone During Secret Conclave to Elect Pope Leo, Book Says
Date: March 1, 2026
By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY, March 1 (Reuters) - The secret conclave that elected Pope Leo head of the Catholic Church last May was interrupted when one of the 133 cardinals involved was found...
Inside the Vatican Studio Preserving the Mosaics of St. Peter's Basilica
Date: February 24, 2026
VATICAN CITY, Feb 24 (Reuters) - Since the late 1500s, a small workshop in the Vatican has cared for the hundreds of mosaics that decorate the interior of St. Peter's Basilica in a sea of colour. The...