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Pope Leo draws 800,000 people to central Paris for open-air Mass on iconic square

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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

Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass for Easter on St. Peter's Square on April 5, 2026. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

On Easter, pope issues call to nonviolence, convokes vigil for peace

Apr 5
Elise Ann Allen

The entrance to the "Ultra Visibilia" exhibition on St. Peter's Terrace is shown on the occasion of the 400th anniversary of the dedication of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

Vatican expands visitor experience at St. Peter’s Basilica to mark 400th anniversary

Feb 16
Nicole Winfield,
Associated Press

An 82-foot fir tree from the Ultimo valley in South Tyrol, Italy, is lit up as Christmas tree together with a crib in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Monday, Dec. 15, 2025. (Credit: Alessandra Tarantino/AP.)

Vatican unveils Nativity scene, lights Christmas tree in St. Peter’s Square

Dec 16, 2025
Associated Press

Pope Leo XIV speaks in the Paul VI Audience Hall in the Vatican on Oct. 30, 2025: (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Pope Leo urges students to ‘not settle for fads’

Oct 30, 2025
Crux Now Staff

Pope Leo XIV in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on October 22, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Pope Leo says the Resurrection of Jesus provides a way against sadness

Oct 22, 2025
Charles Collins

Pope Leo XIV arrives on the Popemobile as youth gathered in St. Peter's Square on Tuesday evening, July 29, 2025. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

Pope Leo XIV surprises Catholic youth festival with unexpected popemobile salute

Jul 29, 2025
Nicole Winfield,
Associated Press

Pope Leo XIV smiles as he arrives at the Wednesday General Audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on June 11, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Pope Leo says to look to Jesus if feeling ‘stuck and blocked’

Jun 11, 2025
Charles Collins

Pilgrims gather in Saint Peter's Square on June 7, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

On Pentecost, Pope Leo XIV says social media is making us ‘more alone’

Jun 8, 2025
Charles Collins

St. Peter's decked out with Dutch flowers in 2023. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Dutch floral gift for Vatican Easter a tradition ‘too beautiful to let go to waste’

Apr 16, 2025
Luuk van den Einden - Katholiek Nieuwsblad

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Pope Leo draws 800,000 people to central Paris for open-air Mass on iconic square

Sep 27
Nicole Winfield, John Petrequin, Sylvie Corbet and John Leicester

Pope encourages Catholics in deeply secular France to persevere as Paris shuts down for huge Mass

Sep 26
Nicole Winfield

Pope Leo XIV declines to credit himself for White Sox playoff return

Sep 26
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Pope Leo XIV affirms need for media to cover public figures when asked about Trump ban

Sep 25
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