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Pope Leo XIV looks on as he performs the Christmas mass at St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican on December 25, 2025. (Tiziana FABI / AFP)
December 25, 2025, 3:12 pm
In 1st Christmas mass, Pope Leo laments ‘rain, wind, cold’ facing displaced Gazans
Drawing parallels to the birth of Jesus in a Bethlehem tent, pontiff asks: ‘How, then, can we not think of the tents in Gaza?’
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Pope Leo XIV arrives at Beirut's international airport in Lebanon on November 30, 2025. (AP Photo/ Domenico Stinellis)
November 30, 2025, 8:28 pm
Pope calls two states ‘only solution’ to Palestinian conflict as he opens Lebanon visit
Leo XIV arrives in Beirut under tight security, urges Lebanese citizens to remain in country, which has seen waves of emigration due to war and sectarian divisions
By Agencies
A popemobile used by Pope Francis during his visit to Bethlehem in 2014, after renovations to convert it into a mobile health clinic for children in Gaza, as seen in the West Bank in November 2025. (Courtesy)
November 25, 2025, 4:46 pm
Popemobile used by Francis in Bethlehem refitted as mobile clinic for Gaza kids
Late pope blessed project to repurpose the Mitsubishi pickup truck he used during his 2014 West Bank visit; Israel says it hasn’t received a request for vehicle to enter Strip
By Lazar Berman and Agencies
Pope Leo XIV gestures as he attends the Jubilee Mass for the Missionary World and Migrants at St Peter's Square in The Vatican on October 4, 2025. (Andreas SOLARO / AFP)
October 7, 2025, 4:41 pm
Pope Leo to visit Lebanon and Turkey on first overseas trip since becoming pontiff
Pontiff will make first papal visit to Lebanon since Benedict XVI in 2012, after receiving invitation from the country’s Maronite Christian president
By AFP
Pope Leo XIV meets the College of Cardinals in the New Synod Hall at the Vatican, Saturday, May 10, 2025. (Vatican Media via AP)
May 10, 2025, 7:41 pm
Pope Leo XIV lays out his vision and identifies AI as a main challenge for humanity
Leo indicates intent to maintain some of the core priorities of Pope Francis while also charting his own path
By Nicole Winfield
Cardinal Robert Prevost appears on the central loggia of St. Peter's Basilica after being chosen the 267th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, choosing the name of Pope Leo XIV, at the Vatican, May 8, 2025. (AP/Alessandra Tarantino)
May 8, 2025, 9:34 pm
First-ever US pope: Cardinal Robert Prevost elected as pontiff, becoming Leo XIV
‘Peace by with you,’ new Catholic Church head tells crowds outside St. Peter’s Basilica, shortly after white smoke signaled successor to Pope Francis was picked on day 2 of vote
By Ella Ide
From left, cardinals Fernando Natalio Chomalí Garib, Anthony Poola, Charles Maung Bo and Francis Xavier Kriengsak Kovithavanij leave the Vatican, Saturday, May 3, 2025, after attending a session of the General Congregation of cardinals in the New Synod Hall where they are preparing for the upcoming conclave starting on May 7, to elect the 267th Roman pontiff. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
May 5, 2025, 9:44 am
Cardinals huddle at Rome dinner parties, Vatican meetings ahead of papal conclave
Insiders say that cardinals are listening and debating as a picture of the future pope is beginning to emerge — one who can consolidate Francis’ legacy and direction
By Nicole Winfield
US President Donald Trump seen as the pope in an apparently AI-generated picture posted by the White House, May 3, 2025.
May 3, 2025, 7:17 pm
Trump posts apparent AI image of himself in papal attire
US president’s post, shared by official White House account, comes after he joked about wanting to be the next Catholic pontiff following death of Pope Francis
By AFP
Christians gather at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem for a mass honoring Pope Francis on April 23, 2025. (Rossella Tercatin/Times of Israel)
April 23, 2025, 8:45 pm
At Jerusalem’s holiest church, Catholics mourn Pope Francis with solemn mass
Hundreds gather at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre for prayers for the late pontiff led by Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, seen as a possible successor
By Rossella Tercatin and Reuters
FILE - Pope Francis is flanked by Israel's President Shimon Peres, right, and PA President Mahmoud Abbas during an evening of peace prayers in the Vatican gardens, June 8, 2014. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, File)
April 21, 2025, 3:19 pm
‘Man of boundless compassion’: Leaders in Israel, Mideast mourn death of Pope Francis
Condolences offered by Herzog, PA’s Abbas, Hamas leaders, Lebanon, Iran and European Jewish leaders, who all hail his commitment to peace and interfaith dialogue
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Pope Francis flanked by Rabbi Riccardo Di Segni, right, during his visit to the Great Synagogue of Rome, Sunday, Jan. 17, 2016. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
March 4, 2025, 5:52 am
For Rome’s Jews, ties with ailing pope are personal. And increasingly complicated
With 2,000 years of history between the Jewish community and the Catholic Church, relations have been positive in recent decades. But October 7 has stirred up age-old apprehensions
By Rossella Tercatin
Candles and a photo of Pope Francis are seen in front of the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, in Rome, February 22, 2025, where the Pontiff has been hospitalized since Friday, February 14.(AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
February 23, 2025, 12:39 am
Pope in critical condition after suffering respiratory attack, Vatican says
Cardinals speculate pontiff could step down due to string of health difficulties, but stress no discussions have been held on matter, with thoughts focused on Francis’s recovery
By Alice Ritchie
Pope Francis waves as he arrives for his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, December 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
December 6, 2024, 2:52 pm
Daily Briefing Dec. 6: Day 427 – As Pope floats ‘genocide,’ a dive into Catholic-Jewish ties
After Pope Francis made headlines calling for an investigation into IDF operations in Gaza, diplomatic reporter Lazar Berman gives historical background to a fraught relationship
By ToI Staff
Faithful visit the tomb of late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI inside the grottos of St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, January 8, 2023. (Gregorio Borgia/AP)
January 8, 2023, 12:44 pm
Public now can see Benedict’s tomb at St. Peter’s Basilica
Remains of pope emeritus sealed inside three nested coffins of cypress, zinc, and oak, then lowered into tomb formerly occupied by his predecessor, St. John Paul II
By AP
The coffin of late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI is brought to St. Peter's Square for a funeral mass at the Vatican, January 5, 2023. (Ben Curtis/AP)
January 5, 2023, 11:18 am
Thousands pour into St. Peter’s Square for funeral of Benedict XVI
Pope Francis presides over Vatican ceremony for deceased former pontiff; small number of heads of state, royal delegations join service
By Nicole Winfield, Giada Zampano and Frances D'Emilio
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