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Pope to visit France in September with a stop at UNESCO

A woman and child kneel during Catholic Mass at Benedictine College, Oct. 29, 2023, in Atchison, Kan. (Credit: Charlie Riedel/AP.)

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Siena Heights University will close after the 2025–2026 academic year. (Credit: Siena Heights University.)

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Pope Leo XVI at Sapienza University of Rome, Italy, on May 14, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Pope Leo tells students at Europe’s largest university to battle anxiety in today’s world

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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.)

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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
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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

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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
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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

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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?

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A flag from the United States waves in the crowd as Pope Leo XIV appears at the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica for his first Sunday blessing after his election, in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Sunday, May 11, 2025. (Credit: Bernat Armangue/AP.)

Pope Leo XIV sought a pastoral role in his first year, but verbal sparring with Trump intervened

May 8
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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

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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

May 7
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Pope Leo XIV encourages wealthy US Catholics to keep donating

May 3
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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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Archbishop Gregory Aymond, of New Orleans, listens during a news conference at the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ annual fall meeting in Baltimore, Nov. 12, 2013. (Credit: Patrick Semansky/AP.)

Premium article: New Orleans kept accused priest in pulpit despite complaints: misconduct ‘involved adults’, archdiocese admits

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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
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A sign in Las Cruces, New Mexico. (Credit: Chancey Bush/The Albuquerque Journal via AP.)

Trump administration sues Catholic diocese to seize land near El Paso for border barrier

May 16
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