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Pope Leo XIV comforts 13 priests from southern Lebanon with a surprise video call from Rome

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Pope Leo XIV comforts 13 priests from southern Lebanon with a surprise video call from Rome

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Pope Leo XIV arrives as he holds his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Wednesday, May 6, 2026. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

Pope will inaugurate Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia tower and meet with migrants in June trip to Spain

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