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Archbishop of Canterbury expresses solidarity with Pope Leo XIV in calling for peace in Iran

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This picture, taken Tuesday, April 14, 2026, shows the front pages of some Italian newspapers reporting on comments by U.S. President Donald Trump about Pope Leo XIV, with headlines using words such as “outrage”, “shock attack”, “insult”, and Trump’s schism”. (Credit: Domenico Stinellis/AP.)

Vatican visitors slam Trump over attacks on the US-born pope’s message of peace

Apr 15
Silvia Stellacci,
Associated Press

Pope Leo XIV prays the Holy Rosary in St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican on April 11, 2026. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Praying for peace, pope decries repeated ‘violations of international law’

Apr 11
Elise Ann Allen

Holy See Press Office. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

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Confessions of a ‘secret source’ from the Vatican

Apr 11
Charles Collins

Pope Leo XIV meets with bishops of the Chaldean Catholic Church from Lebanon in the Vatican on April 10, 2026. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Pope amplifies criticism of Iran war and says ‘God does not bless any conflict’

Apr 10
Nicole Winfield,
Associated Press

Under Secretary of War for Policy Elbridge Colby meets with Cardinal Christophe Pierre, the then-Papal Nuncio, and his team on January 22, 2026, in the Pentagon. (Credit: Pentagon.)

Vatican denies media spin of envoy meeting at the Pentagon

Apr 10
Elise Ann Allen

Pope Leo XIV arrives to preside over Easter Mass in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Sunday, April 5, 2026 (Credit: Alessandra Tarantino/AP.)

Photos show Pope Leo’s first Easter Mass as pontiff

Apr 5
Andrew Medichini,
Alessandra Tarantino, Associated Press

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

Pope Leo XIV at Saint John Lateran Basilica on April 3, 2026. (Credit: Medichini/AP.)

Peacemaking pope has calls with Ukraine, Israel leaders on Good Friday

Apr 3
Elise Ann Allen

Pope Leo XIV presiding at the Chrism Mass on Holy Thursday in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, at April 2, 2026. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

During Holy Week, Pope Leo urges Christians to be prophets of unity

Apr 2
Elise Ann Allen

Pope Leo XIV talks to journalists as he leaves his residence in Castel Gandolfo, on the outskirts of Rome, to return to the Vatican, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

Pope Leo XIV urges an Easter end to the US-Israel war on Iran, calling for dialogue

Apr 1
Associated Press

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Archbishop of Canterbury expresses solidarity with Pope Leo XIV in calling for peace in Iran

Apr 17
Associated Press

In Bamenda, a peacemaking pope comes into his own

Apr 16
Elise Ann Allen

What to know about Cameroon’s separatist violence that the pope seeks to end

Apr 16
Nalova Akua,
Chinedu Asadu, Associated Press

Pope blasts ‘tyrants’ ravaging the Earth during his visit to Cameroon

Apr 16
Nicole Winfield,
Nalova Akua, Associated Press