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Pope Leo warns of risk from ‘piecemeal’ world war in first overseas trip

Leo welcomed by Recep Tayyip Erdoğan as he begins six-day itinerary that will also include visit to Lebanon

The Guardian - UK

Pope Leo 'Rave Party' Was No Hoax: Padre Guilherme's Viral DJ Set Ignites Cathedral Square as Vatican Courts Gen Z

Viral footage of a 'Pope Leo rave party' was thought to be fake but was confirmed real as DJ priest Padre Guilherme led an EDM event outside a historic cathedral.

International Business Times UK

Pope Leo XIV visits Turkey and Lebanon on first foreign trip

Pope Leo XIV is embarking on his first foreign trip

The Independent UK

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The Vatican praises new Rosalía album ‘LUX’ for 'provocative' songs about faith and spirituality

The global Spanish pop star has blown fans and critics away with her radical shift in sound on 'LUX', released earlier this month. Now, the clergy are sharing how ecstatic they are about Rosalía's new album.

Euronews

An art historian looks at the origins of the Indigenous arts collection at the Vatican Museums

Pope Leo XIV met with the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops on Nov. 15 to, in the words of the Vatican, “gift” the return of 62 Indigenous “artifacts” held in the Anima Mundi collection of the Vatican Museums.

The Conversation

Vatican answers African bishops concerned about polygamy with document praising monogamous marriage

The Vatican has doubled down on the value of monogamous marriage between a man and woman

The Independent UK

How Pope Leo’s first overseas visit is a symbol of hope for war-battered Lebanon

Pope Leo XIV to embark on his first overseas trip to Lebanon and Turkey on Sunday

The Independent UK

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Who knew it would take an American pope to remind us of the value of art and good taste?

Anti-AI and pro-beauty, Leo XIV has proved an unlikely custodian of culture – and a patron of meaningful work in a world of algorithmic slop, says Guardian assistant newsletter editor Jason Okundaye

The Guardian - UK

Rosalía receives surprise praise from Vatican for her ‘provocative’ songs about faith

Rosalía’s new album has received widespread praise for her daring new musical pursuit

The Independent UK

Pope Leo rectifies technical glitch in Vatican law after woman given top job

This change follows Pope Francis's February appointment of Sister Raffaella Petrini

The Independent UK

Belarus frees 2 imprisoned Catholic priests after talks with Vatican

Officials say two Roman Catholic priests imprisoned on what human rights officials said were politically related charges were freed from prison following talks with the Vatican

The Independent UK

Standoff at COP30 as conservatives push to equate gender with biological sex

Negotiations over the strengthened Gender Action Plan (GAP) have entered a tense phase at the COP30 climate summit after disputes broke out on how to define gender. A conservative bloc is seeking to reduce the definition to biological sex — a shift that would erase trans and non-binary people from…

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Pope Leo XIV Meets Hollywood Stars at Vatican Film Summit; Reveals His Favourite Films

Pope Leo XIV hosted Cate Blanchett, Spike Lee and other Hollywood stars at the Vatican, urging them to save cinema amid its 'troubling decline'.

International Business Times UK

Pope Leo celebrates cinema in meeting with Hollywood stars, urging inclusion of marginal voices

The 70-year-old, Chicago-born Leo met with representatives of the film world at the Vatican on Saturday, with the Pontiff recalling the fundamental role of cinema and theatres for marginalised voices and communities.

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The Independent UK

Pope Leo XIV celebrates cinema with Hollywood stars and urges inclusion of marginal voices

Pope Leo XIV has welcomed Spike Lee, Cate Blanchett, Greta Gerwig and dozens of other Hollywood luminaries to a special Vatican audience

The Independent UK

Vatican returns contested Indigenous artifacts to Canada after 100 years

The Catholic Church is reckoning with its colonial past

The Guardian - UK

From Hollywood to holy water: Pope Leo invites stars to the Vatican

Observers say that welcoming of guests including Cate Blanchett, Monica Bellucci and Spike Lee is a move to raise pontiff’s profile

Euronews

Pope Leo XIV shares his favourite movies ahead of Vatican special audience with Hollywood stars

Pope Leo XIV will host several film stars and directors at an event this weekend as part of the Roman Catholic Church Jubilee, which takes place every quarter century. The pontiff has shared his favourite films...

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The Independent UK

Vatican bank rehires couple fired for violating workplace marriage rule

A married couple fired from the Vatican bank for violating a new rule against workplace marriages has been rehired in a settlement

International Business Times UK

Pope Leo's Favourite Films: The Vatican's Unexpected Cultural Reveal

Pope Leo XIV shares his top four movies of all time..

The Guardian - UK

Holy see: three of Pope Leo’s favourite films are divine. The fourth is hard to forgive

Praise be for The Sound of Music, Ordinary People and It’s a Wonderful Life! But the sinfully twee and queasy Life is Beautiful must be renounced

The Independent UK

Vatican Swiss guard under investigation for ‘making spitting gesture at Jewish women’

The women in St Peter’s Square said the guard ‘noticeably hissed at us’

Euronews

Vatican investigates Swiss Guard after claims of antisemitism in St Peter's Square

Founded in 1506, the Pontifical Swiss Guard is the world’s oldest standing military corps and is charged with protecting the Pope.

The Independent UK

Vatican Swiss Guard under investigation for antisemitic incident

The Vatican has launched an investigation into a possible antisemitic incident involving a Swiss Guard

The Independent UK

At the 6-months mark, Pope Leo finds his footing and starts charting his own path and style

Pope Leo XIV is getting used to being pope at the six-month mark, following his shock election in May and sharp learning curve over the summer

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