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Killings related to land disputes in Brazil doubled in 2025, church organization reports

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

Pedro Ballester, seen here with Pope Francis, died in 2018. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Premium article: ‘More incisive than the pope’: Bishop dreaded the grilling he got during hospital visits to a potential young saint

May 18
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A human on the starliner in Wall-E. (Credit: Pixar.)

Premium article: In the AI revolution, Leo XIV wants a third way between Terminator and Wall-E

May 17
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From left, Elisabetta Magnanti and Mark Faulkner from Dublin's Trinity College and Valentina Longo of Rome's National Central Library look at a manuscript containing a rare, long-lost copy of Caedmon's Hymn, the first poem ever to be written down in Old English, at Rome's National Library, Thursday, May 8, 2026. (Credit: Andrea Rosa/AP.)

Researchers stunned by a forgotten medieval Catholic book in Rome hiding the oldest English poem

May 18
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President Emmanuel Macron of France meets with Pope Leo XIV on April 10, 2026 in the Vatican. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Pope to visit France in September with a stop at UNESCO

May 16
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Serie A champion Inter Milan gave Pope Leo XIV on May 9, 2026 at the Vatican. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Pope blesses Serie A champion Inter Milan and reminds them to be responsible ‘heroes’

May 10
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Pope Leo XIV arrives for his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square, at the Vatican, Sept. 10, 2025. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

The American pope: Pope Leo XIV’s first year in photos

May 8
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President Donald Trump speaks during the National Prayer Breakfast, at the Capitol in Washington, Feb. 6, 2025. (Credit: Evan Vucci/AP.)

Trump task force report alleges anti-Christian discrimination under Biden administration

May 2
Peter Smith,
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Auxiliary Bishop Evelio Menjivar-Ayala speaks on a panel about immigration at Georgetown University in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025. (Credit: Luis Andres Henao/AP.)

Catholic priest who criticized Trump immigration crackdown named West Virginia bishop

May 2
John Raby,
Giovanna Dell'Orto, Associated Press

A view of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, March 11, 2020. (Credit: Andrew Medichini/AP.)

Vatican court deadline passes for prosecutors to deposit all evidence in financial trial

May 1
Nicole Winfield,
Associated Press

Central United Methodist Church and Unity Homes building is seen in Ballston, Va., on Thursday, April 30, 2026. (Credit: Scott Brodbeck/ARLnow via AP.)

Faith in Housing bill crosses finish line in Virginia, clears path for church-based affordable housing

May 1
Emily Leayman/ ARLnow,
Associated Press

Journalist Andrzej Poczobut stands in court in Grodno, Belarus, on Jan. 16, 2023. (Credit: Leonid Shcheglov/Pool via AP.)

Belarus frees Catholic priest, prominent journalist in a 10-person prisoner swap

Apr 29
Claudia Ciobanu,
Associated Press

Pope Leo XIV arrives to celebrate the Holy mass at the Malabo stadium, in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, Thursday, April 23, 2026, on the last day of his 11-day pastoral visit to Africa. (Credit: Misper Apawu/AP.)

Pope wraps up an Africa visit for the history books with a Mass in Equatorial Guinea

Apr 23
Nicole Winfield,
Associated Press

Killings related to land disputes in Brazil doubled in 2025, church organization reports

May 19
Eduardo Campos Lima

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

Pedro Ballester, seen here with Pope Francis, died in 2018. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Premium article: ‘More incisive than the pope’: Bishop dreaded the grilling he got during hospital visits to a potential young saint

May 18
Fionn Shiner

From left, Elisabetta Magnanti and Mark Faulkner from Dublin's Trinity College and Valentina Longo of Rome's National Central Library look at a manuscript containing a rare, long-lost copy of Caedmon's Hymn, the first poem ever to be written down in Old English, at Rome's National Library, Thursday, May 8, 2026. (Credit: Andrea Rosa/AP.)

Researchers stunned by a forgotten medieval Catholic book in Rome hiding the oldest English poem

May 18
Andrea Rosa