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Catholic Church

Nigeria says 130 abducted schoolchildren freed after mass kidnapping

Africa

Pope Leo replaces New York's Cardinal Dolan with Illinois bishop in shake-up of US church

Americas
Focus

Vatican goes digital as influencer priests spread gospel on social media

Europe
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'Dragon Tattoo' star Noomi Rapace transforms into 'Mother' Teresa for provocative biopic

Culture

Pope Leo XIV urges unity in Lebanon visit

Middle East

Celebrating 1700 years: 'Nicene Creed the basic & most fundamental, unifying creed of Christianity'

Middle East

Pope urges unity at gathering of Muslim and Christian leaders in Beirut

Middle East

Pope Leo urges Lebanese to embrace reconciliation on visit to crisis-hit country

Middle East

Pope Leo follows papal tradition with Blue Mosque visit

Europe

Runaway nuns allowed back in Austrian convent 'until further notice'

Europe

Pope Leo calls for Christian unity at Turkish site where Nicaean Creed originated

Middle East

Pope Leo meets Turkey's Erdogan and Orthodox leaders on first overseas trip

Asia / Pacific

Pope heads to Lebanon, Turkey in debut overseas trip amid heightened Mideast tensions

Middle East

Gunmen abduct more than 300 pupils in latest Nigeria school attack

Africa

US Catholic bishops stand up to Trump's immigration crackdown

Americas

King Charles, Pope Leo pray together at Sistine Chapel in historic first

Europe

The Bright Side: Vatican to return dozens of artifacts to Canada's indigenous communities

Europe

Vatican panel urges reperations for sex abuse victims and tougher sanctions for abusers

Europe

Catholic Church too slow helping abuse victims, Vatican panel says

The Bright Side: Elderly nuns in Austria escape retirement home to return to convent

Europe

Pope Leo declares Italian teen computer whiz a saint

Europe

The Bright Side: Spanish firefighters praised for saving historic Cordoba mosque-turned-cathedral

Europe

Is the US 'complicit in the war crimes being carried out by Israel in Gaza'?

Middle East

'Sinwar killed peace': Grandson of Israeli hostages urges 'to work back towards path' to peace

Middle East

Amid desperation in war-torn Gaza, 'environment of fear, intimidation and worry in West Bank'

Middle East

Pope's 'Jubilee of Youth' ends with Rome mass

Europe

More than a million attend closing Mass of Pope Leo XIV's youth Jubilee

Europe

Gaza: 'It's an engineered starvation campaign against civilians, women and children' (Oxfam)

Middle East

DR Congo church attack kills more than 30 worshippers

Africa

Gaza: 'War is far-ranging and it needs to stop for those in Gaza, the West Bank, and Israel as well'

Middle East

Pope Leo slams 'barbarity' of Gaza war as Israeli gunfire kills at least 93 at aid point

Middle East

Pope Leo urges Netanyahu to protect holy sites following Israeli strike on Gaza church

Middle East

Church attack will weigh 'terribly' on Gaza's Catholic community

Middle East

Israeli strike hits Gaza church, killing 3 and wounding priest who was close to Pope Francis

Middle East

At least 27 killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza, three at church linked to late pope

Middle East

'Worse than murder': Ireland's dark history of criminalisation and diabolisation of unwed mothers

Europe

Excavations begin at child mass grave site in Ireland

Europe

Excavations begin at Irish mass grave believed to hold the remains of hundreds of babies

Europe
France in focus

Violence and sexual abuse at French Catholic school: Bétharram victims speak out

France

Syrians attend mass at damaged Damascus church after deadly suicide attack

Middle East

Vatican: Saint Peter Basilica's cupola gets a makeover

Europe

Pope Leo urges unity for divided Church, vows not to be 'autocrat'

Europe

Pope Leo XIV vows peace and justice in first Mass of his pontificate

Europe

Pope Leo XIV celebrates inaugural Mass before thousands at St Peter's Square

Europe

Pope Leo vows unity, criticises system that ‘exploits’ nature and the poor

Europe

French PM Bayrou denies prior knowledge of Catholic school abuse claims

France
Entre Nous

Bayrou and Bétharram: Did French PM lie? Did he cover up sex abuse?

France

French PM Bayrou to testify in Catholic school sex abuse scandal

Europe

Pope Leo XIV calls for release of journalists imprisoned for 'seeking truth'

Europe

‘No more war’: Pope Leo XIV delivers first Sunday blessing from Saint Peter’s Basilica

‘No more war’: Pope Leo XIV delivers first Sunday blessing from Saint Peter’s Basilica

Europe

Pope Leo's first mass was a 'celebration' with emphasis on peace

Europe

Progressive outreach, traditional doctrine? Where Pope Leo XIV stands on the key issues

Explainer
Europe

Pope Leo XIV says Church must fight 'lack of faith' in first Mass as pontiff

Europe

'Building bridges': Polyglot, diplomat Pope Leo XIV speaks language of majority of world's Catholics

Europe

Pope Leo reposted articles criticising Trump and Vance before becoming pontiff

Americas

Pope Leo XIV exudes 'calm' in first public address as pontiff

Italy

Cardinal Prevost becomes Pope Leo XIV, history's first American pontiff

Europe

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV is 'quiet' with an 'open' attitude, says French Catholic official

Europe

Replay: Leo XIV calls for 'building bridges' in first address

Europe

Pope Leo XIV: Robert Prevost, from Peru missionary to first American pontiff

Profile
Europe

Pope Leo XIV warns against allure of 'money', 'power’ in first Mass

As it happened
Europe
Entre Nous

Papal choices: It's all about a name!

Black smoke pours from Sistine Chapel's chimney, as no new pope chosen

Europe

Papal conclave live: White or black smoke from Sistine Chapel chimney?

Europe

Black smoke pours from Vatican on second day of conclave to pick a new pope

Europe

Black smoke signals cloistered cardinals' failure to elect new pope on first try

Conclave: 'Pope Francis appointed 108 of 133 Cardinals of very diverse origins, church identities'

Europe

Black smoke: Cardinals fail to elect new pope on first try

Europe

‘Extra Omnes,’ meaning 'everybody out,' has been pronounced to start the Conclave

Habemus protestatio: Pink smoke over Rome denounces male-dominated Church

Europe

Cardinals enter Sistine Chapel to cast their votes