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Pope in Barcelona talks mental health, violence against women

Pope in Barcelona talks mental health, violence against women

Jun 10
Elise Ann Allen

Pope, Bad Bunny create ‘odd couple’ moment in Madrid

Jun 9
Elise Ann Allen

A view of the Basilica of Montserrat at the Monastery of Montserrat near Barcelona, Spain, Friday, June 5, 2026. (Credit: Emilio Morenatti/AP.)

Pope Leo will tap into the Sagrada Familia’s allure while honoring Catalonia’s holy mountain

Jun 9
Joseph Wilson

Bishop John Tatah Berinyuy, auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese, poses for a portrait in Bamenda, Cameroon, Sunday, April 12, 2026. (Credit: Welba Yamo Pascal/AP.)

Cameroon bishop calls for stewardship, tech innovation, and a ‘civilization of love’

Jun 9
Ngala Killian Chimtom

Diocese of Austin had allegations against sex offender priest years before arrest, conviction

Jun 8
Christopher R. Altieri

Bishop Osório Citora Afonso of Quelimane, Mozambique, in an undated photo. (Credit: Mozambique Bishops' Conference.)

African bishops express indignation at the killing of bishop in Mozambique

Jun 8
Ngala Killian Chimtom

Pope in Spain offers road map to future of hope free of ideological divides

Jun 8
Elise Ann Allen

A view of the Basilica of Montserrat at the Monastery of Montserrat near Barcelona, Spain, Friday, June 5, 2026. (Credit: Emilio Morenatti/AP.)

Pope Leo will tap into the Sagrada Familia’s allure while honoring Catalonia’s holy mountain

Jun 9
Joseph Wilson

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Pope Leo XIV talks to journalists aboard the papal flight from Rome to Madrid, Saturday, June 6, 2026, on the occasion of his apostolic journey to Spain. (Credit: Alessandra Tarantino/AP via pool.)

Pope acknowledges competition with Bad Bunny in Spain, tells Crux Now about Real Madrid or Barca

Jun 6
Nicole Winfield

Pope Leo XIV, left, greets Anthropic co-founder Christopher Olah during the presentation of the Pope’s first encyclical, “Magnifica humanitas: On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence,” at the Vatican, Monday, May 25, 2026. (Credit: Alessandra Tarantino/AP.)

Pope calls for robust regulation of AI in manifesto that ponders the future of humanity

May 25
Nicole Winfield,
Paolo Santalucia, Associated Press

Pope Leo XIV holds the pastoral staff as he celebrates the Pentecost Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica, at the Vatican, Sunday, May 24, 2026. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

Pope Leo XIV makes historic apology for Holy See’s own role in legitimizing slavery

May 25
Nicole Winfield,
Paolo Santalucia, Associated Press

Pope Leo XIV delivers his blessing as he recites the Regina Coeli noon prayer from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, May 17, 2026. (Credit{ Andrew Medichini/AP.)

Pope and co-founder of Anthropic to launch pontiff’s AI encyclical on May 25

May 18
Nicole Winfield

Pope Leo XIV arrives for his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Wednesday, May 13, 2026. (Credit: Alessandra Tarantino/AP.)

The Vatican has said a lot about artificial intelligence. A primer ahead of the pope’s encyclical

May 16
Nicole Winfield

Pope Leo XIV visits the Città Universitaria (University City) at Sapienza University of Rome to meet with faculty and students at the institution's primary campus, one of the world's oldest and largest universities, Thursday, May 14, 2026. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

Pope decries the rise of AI-directed warfare, saying it leads to a spiral of annihilation

May 14
Nicole Winfield,
Paolo Santalucia

Pope Leo XIV blesses a little girl as he arrives for his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Wednesday, May 13, 2026. (Credit: Alessandra Tarantino/AP.)

Vatican issues final warning to breakaway traditionalist SSPX

May 13
Nicole Winfield

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio meets Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni during his two-day visit to Italy and the Vatican, in Rome, Friday, May 8, 2026. (Credit: Stefano Rellandini/Pool Photo via AP.)

Rubio presses Europe on Iran action as he seeks to mend ties with Italy and Vatican

May 9
Giada Zampano,
Nicole Winfield

Pope Leo XIV signs the FAO Golden Book register of honor as he attends a ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of World Food Day at the FAO headquarters in Rome, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025. (Credit: Alessandra Tarantino/AP.)

A year in, what’s on Pope Leo XIV’s to-do list? And what has he done so far?

May 8
Nicole Winfield