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Pope Leo XIV

This picture, released by Vatican Media on October 16, 2026, shows Pope Leo XIV, flanked by his personal secretary, Monsignor Edgard Iván Rimaycuna Inga, left, celebrating Mass at the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome, where he is recovering after having cancer removed from his right lung. (Vatican Media via AP)
October 17, 2026, 2:18 pm
Vatican says Pope Leo to be released from the hospital after lung cancer surgery
Leo said recovering well, will deliver the traditional noon blessing Sunday from a window overlooking St. Peter’s Square
By Colleen Barry
Pope Leo XIV arrives at the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome, October 13, 2026, where he was expected to be operated on to remove a lung nodule. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
October 13, 2026, 11:54 pm
Surgery confirms Pope Leo has lung cancer, part of right lung’s lower lobe removed
Hospital says operation a success, with prognosis expected to be ‘excellent’ since nodule was removed at early stage; recovery may allow pontiff to make South America trip
By Nicole Winfield and Colleen Barry
Pope Leo XIV delivers the Angelus prayer in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, October 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
October 11, 2026, 4:50 pm
Pope Leo XIV says he will be operated on in ‘coming days’ for lung nodule
Small mass was ‘detected at a very early stage,’ pontiff says in weekly Vatican address; recovery expected to take about a week; 71-year-old set to visit Latin America next month
By Agencies
Pope Leo XIV greets faithful as he arrives to celebrate mass at Place de la Concorde, Paris, September 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
September 27, 2026, 6:49 am
Pope Leo draws 800,000-strong crowd to open-air Mass in Paris’ Champs-Élysées
People of a variety of ages and faiths enthusiastically welcome first American pontiff, though some criticize choice to hold prayers at site that represents secular republic
By Nicole Winfield, Samuel Petrequin, Sylvie Corbet and John Leicester
Pope Leo XIV blesses faithful during the Angelus noon prayer from the window of his studio overlooking St.Peter’s Square, at the Vatican, September 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
September 13, 2026, 3:10 pm
Pope Leo marks 25 years since 9/11 with renewed call for peace
First American pope recalls attacks that shook the US, warns ‘hatred and violence will continue to grow’ as long as people are afflicted by extreme poverty and injustice
By AP
Pope Leo XIV delivers the Angelus noon prayer in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, August 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
August 16, 2026, 10:23 pm
Pope calls to end violence against West Bank Palestinians as settler attacks surge
Amid siege in Qusra, Pope Leo XIV slams ‘repeated violence’ against Palestinian civilians, urges international community to ‘take action’ towards two-state solution
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Newly consecrated Bishops, from left, Marc Hanappier, Michel Poinsinet de Sivry, Michael Goldade and Pascal Schreiber wearing their miters and holding their pastoral staffs, stand at the end of their consecration ceremony in a tent set up outside the Society of St. Pius X seminary in Econe, Switzerland, July 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Baz Ratner)
July 2, 2026, 9:29 pm
Vatican declares radical sect in schism, excommunicates bishops and priests
Society of St. Pius X, which rejects reforms aimed at mending ties with Jews but denies accusations it teaches antisemitism, punished for appointing bishops without pope’s consent
By Nicole Winfield
Pope Leo XIV, center, celebrates a mass in the Basilica of the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, Spain, June 10, 2026 (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
June 11, 2026, 11:50 am
At Spain’s Sagrada Familia, now the world’s tallest church, pope speaks out against war
Visit marks inauguration of tallest spire at basilica, which has been under construction for 144 years and is not expected to be finished before 2035
By Joshua McElwee and Joan Faus
A delegation of Chicago faith leaders meet with Pope Leo XIV on May 28, 2026. (Courtesy of Simone Risoluti/Vatican Media)
June 3, 2026, 8:08 am
Gifting Pope Leo a White Sox kippa, Chicago rabbi thanks him for words on Gaza war
Lizzi Heydemann thanks pontiff, who called for release of hostages while denouncing Israel’s military campaign, for ‘holding the humanity of Israelis and Palestinians in the same breath’
By Grace Gilson
Pope Leo XIV attends the presentation of his first encyclical, 'Magnifica Humanitas: On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence,' at the Vatican, May 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
May 25, 2026, 4:25 pm
Pope calls for robust AI regulation in manifesto pondering the future of humanity
Leo XIV’s first encyclical demands AI be ‘disarmed,’ freed from use as ‘instrument of domination, exclusion and death’; expert says edict may be ‘defining document for our era’
By Nicole Winfield, KAITLYN HOUMANI and Paolo Santalucia
Pope Leo XIV speaks during the presentation of his first encyclical, "Magnifica Humanitas: On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence," at the Vatican, May 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
May 25, 2026, 3:49 pm
Pope criticizes Trump administration over ‘outdated’ idea of a ‘just war’
Leo XIV uses first encyclical to push anti-war message that has angered Washington, warning against falling into a ‘violent culture of power’
By AFP and ToI Staff
Pope Leo XIV attends a meeting with residents and Catholic youths in Piazza del Plebiscito, May 8, 2026 (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
May 8, 2026, 9:26 pm
After Rubio meeting, Pope Leo gives speech asking God to inspire leaders to calm tensions
Pontiff says peace is ‘endangered by international tensions and by an economy that prefers the arms trade to respect for human life,’ praises initiatives to welcome Gazan refugees
By Reuters
Pope Leo XIV, left, greets US Secretary of State Marco Rubio upon his arrival for talks in the pope's private library at the Vatican, May 7, 2026. (Vatican Media via AP)
May 7, 2026, 4:28 pm
Rubio meets pope in Vatican amid ongoing feud between Trump and Catholic leader
State Department says two discussed situation in Mideast, ‘underscored the strong relationship’ between US and Vatican, ‘shared commitment to promoting peace and human dignity’
By Agencies
Pope Leo XIV arrives at the Presidential Palace for his meeting with Angola's President Joao Lourenco in Luanda, Angola, April 18, 2026. (Guglielmo Mangiapane/Pool Photo via AP)
April 18, 2026, 10:31 pm
Pope Leo XIV downplays feud with Trump: ‘Not in my interest’ to debate him
Addressing spiraling back-and-forth saga with US president, pope insists criticism isn’t directed just at him, dismisses topic as ‘a certain narrative that has not been accurate’
By Nicole Winfield
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks to members of the media during a press briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, April 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)
April 18, 2026, 1:07 pm
Hegseth compares media to the Pharisees, an ancient Jewish sect derided by Christians
Jews say use of term by US defense secretary has antisemitic connotations, while Christians and conservatives say the phrase likens Trump, Hegseth and US military to Jesus
By PHILISSA CRAMER
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