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Ahead of Pope’s visit to Canary Islands, bishop warns using immigration for votes is a ‘ticking time bomb’

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Pope Leo XIV

Church leaders in Africa reflect on papal leadership in Leonine era

May 10
Ngala Killian Chimtom

Passengers are disembarked from the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship MV Hondius at the port of Granadilla in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, Sunday, May 10, 2026. (Credit: Manu Fernandez/AP.)

Pope Leo thanks Spain for letting hantavirus-stricken MV Hondius cruise ship get to Canary Islands

May 10
Iain Sullivan,
Suman Naishadham

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
Associated Press

Pope Leo XIV waves over St. Peter's Square at the Vatican during the Regina Coeli address on May 10, 2026. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Pope Leo prays for peace in Africa’s Sahel region as it faces Jihadist violence

May 10
Crux Now Staff

Premium article: Leo XIV’s ‘January’ year tells much about his governing program

May 10
Christopher R. Altieri

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

Premium article: Card. Kikuchi on what’s coming in the Leonine pontificate

May 9
Nirmala Carvalho

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

May 9
Christopher R. Altieri

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

May 8
Christopher R. Altieri

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

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
Nicole Winfield

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