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In this handout photo provided by Vatican Media Pope Leo XIV exchanges gifts with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, right, as they meet in the pope’s private library at the Vatican, Thursday, May 7, 2026. (Credit: Vatican Media via AP.)

Rubio makes fence-mending visit to the Vatican after Trump’s broadsides against Pope Leo XIV

May 7
Nicole Winfield,
Matthew Lee

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

Pontifical Swiss Guards prepare ahead of their swearing in ceremony, at the Vatican, Wednesday, May 6, 2026. (Credit: Andrew Medichini/AP.)

The Pontifical Swiss Guard’s newest recruits join the world’s oldest standing army, in photos

May 7
Andrew Medichini

Premium article: Leo XIV makes anniversary visit to Pompeii, Naples in footsteps of sainted local hero

May 8
Christopher R. Altieri

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Pope spends anniversary afternoon in Naples, ‘city of a thousand colors’

Premium article: Pope spends anniversary afternoon in Naples, ‘city of a thousand colors’

May 9
Christopher R. Altieri

An elaborately decorated skeleton stands in the catholic monastery church of Banz in Bad Staffelstein, Germany, Saturday, May 2, 2026. (Credit: Matthias Schrader/AP.)

Elaborately decorated skeletons in Catholic churches across Bavaria take some visitors by surprise

May 9
Kirsten Grieshaber

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

A man carries wood on his bicycle as he rides past a cemetery in Beni, Congo, Tuesday, July 16, 2019. (Credit: Jerome Delay/AP.)

Islamic militants attack Congo villages near Uganda, killing 40 people, local group says

May 9
Jean-Yves Kamale

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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
Associated Press

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,
Associated Press

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

Pope Leo XIV arrives at the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception on the 10th day of his 11-day pastoral visit to Africa, in Mongomo, Equatorial Guinea, Wednesday, April 22, 2026. (Credit: Misper Apawu/AP.)

Pope calls for justice and closing income gap in Equatorial Guinea Mass with presidential family

Apr 22
Nicole Winfield,
Associated Press

The U.S. Supreme Court is seen Friday, April 17, 2026, in Washington. (Credit: Mariam Zuhaib/AP.)

Supreme Court will hear from religious preschools challenging exclusion from taxpayer-funded program

Apr 21
Lindsay Whitehurst,
Associated Press