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‘Leone!’ Vatican crowds hail Leo XIV as new pope of the Catholic Church

Experts say Pope Leo is likely to carry forward the legacy of his predecessor Francis, while forging his own path.

Al Jazeera

Pope Leo XIV live: New pontiff appeals to global leaders for ‘no more war’ in first Sunday address at the Vatican

Pope called for ‘authentic and lasting peace’ in Ukraine and ceasefire in Gaza

The Independent UK

Cardinals Meet Ahead Of Vote For New Pope

The cardinals of the Catholic Church held their ninth in a series of near-daily meetings at the Vatican on Saturday ahead of the election of a new pope.

International Business Times

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Vatican Chimney Installed Ahead Of Papal Conclave

Firefighters installed the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel on Friday which will emit white smoke to signal the election of a new pope as preparations proceed just five days before cardinals gather for the conclave.

International Business Times

Conclave politics begin with the question: Continue Pope Francis' radical legacy or change course?

Cardinals this week will start in-depth discussions on planning the conclave to choose Pope Francis' successor

The Independent UK

Pope Francis has pneumonia in both lungs, Vatican confirms

Pope Francis has developed pneumonia in both lungs, the Vatican said on Tuesday, after new tests showed a further complication in the condition of…

The National (Scotland)

Pope Francis facing ‘complex’ health situation, says Vatican

Concerns grow over the health of the 88-year-old pontiff

Evening Standard

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Pope's Condition 'Complex', Hospital Stay Extended: Vatican

Pope Francis, hospitalised for bronchitis four days ago, faces a "complex clinical picture", the Vatican said on Monday, indicating that the 88-year-old's stay will be longer than initially believed.

International Business Times

Vatican says sanctions still in effect against Opus Dei cardinal following sex abuse allegations

The Vatican has confirmed that disciplinary sanctions are still in effect against the first-ever cardinal from Opus Dei following accusations of sexual abuse

The Independent UK

Belgium's appalling abuse legacy clouds pope's trip as survivors pen letter seeking reparations

Pope Francis is traveling to Belgium this week and is in for a sober welcome

The Independent UK

Pope apologizes after being quoted using vulgar term about gay men in talk about ban on gay priests

Pope Francis has apologized after he was quoted using a vulgar term about gay men to reaffirm the Catholic Church’s ban on gay priests

The Independent UK

Vatican issues apology over Pope Francis’s ‘homophobic’ slur

Statement says pontiff apologises ‘to those who felt offended by the term reported by others’

The Guardian - UK

Pope provokes outrage by saying Ukraine should ‘raise white flag’ and end war with Russia

Francis’s failure to condemn Moscow as aggressor decried as ‘shameful’ and ‘incomprehensible’

The Guardian - UK

Pope punishes leading critic Cardinal Burke in second action against conservative American prelates

Pope Francis has taken measures to punish one of his highest-ranking critics, Cardinal Raymond Burke

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Latin Times

Pope Recovering Well After Recent Illness, Vatican Says

Due to his condition at the weekend, Francis recited the traditional Angelus prayer on Sunday from his residence rather than overlooking St Peter's Square

The Independent UK

Pope Francis getting antibiotics intravenously for lung problem, limiting appointments, Vatican says

The Vatican says Pope Francis is receiving antibiotics intravenously to treat a lung inflammation but that he doesn't have pneumonia

International Business Times

Pope's Condition After Illness 'Good And Stable': Vatican

Pope Francis is improving after suffering from flu symptoms at the weekend, the Vatican said Monday, noting that the 86-year-old pontiff was postponing some appointments during his recovery.

The Independent UK

Vatican seeks to tamp down outrage over pope's words of praise for Russian imperial past

The Vatican is seeking to tamp down an uproar that erupted after Pope Francis praised Russia’s imperialist past

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Pope Francis draws more than a million pilgrims to vigil in Portugal

An estimated 1.5 million young people filled a field Saturday in the Portuguese capital for Pope Francis’ World Youth Day vigil, braving scorching heat to secure a spot for the evening prayer and to camp out overnight and be in place for his final farewell Mass on Sunday morning.

The Independent UK

Vatican weighs in on latest 'Vatican Girl' tempest after investigations are reopened

The Vatican is trying to tampe down the latest tempest over the 1983 disappearance of a Vatican employee’s teenage daughter

The Independent UK

Pope expected to be released soon from hospital after abdominal surgery: Vatican

The Vatican spokesman says Pope Francis is expected to be released from the hospital “in the coming days.”

The Independent UK

Hospitalized Pope Francis follows Mass on TV, lunches with medical personnel and aides

Pope Francis has followed his doctors' advice and skipped his customary Sunday noon public blessing as he convalesces from abdominal surgery

Bangkok Post

Pope to undergo hernia operation

 ROME: Pope Francis will undergo an operation for an abdominal hernia at a Rome hospital, where he is expected to stay for “several days”, the Vatican said on Wednesday.

Evening Standard

Pope Francis cancels audiences due to fever

The pope is due to preside at a Mass marking Pentecost in St Peter’s Square on Sunday

The Guardian - UK

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 452 of the invasion

Zelenskiy lays flowers at cenotaph in Hiroshima; conflicting claims over whether Russia has captured Bakhmut

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