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Tradition, Trump and tennis: Five things about Pope Leo

Tradition, Trump and tennis: Five things about Pope Leo

On May 8, 2025, Robert Francis Prevost became the first pope from the United States, taking the name Leo XIV. Here are five things to know about his first year as head of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics. - Understatement, tradition - Leo has an understated style which contrasts

Pope Leo ends Africa visit with open-air mass in Equatorial Guinea

Pope Leo ends Africa visit with open-air mass in Equatorial Guinea

Pope Leo XIV on Thursday held an open-air mass in Equatorial Guinea in front of tens of thousands of followers, wrapping up his first major international tour that began with harsh criticism of his stance on Iran from US President Donald Trump. The leader of the world's

Fresh paint, careful choreography as pope visits African prison

Fresh paint, careful choreography as pope visits African prison

The walls around Equatorial Guinea's notorious Bata prison were freshly painted salmon-pink for Pope Leo XIV's visit Wednesday, but inside there was no masking the acrid smell of sweat and urine. Shouting "freedom" in the pouring tropical rain, hundreds of inmates jumped in

Pope blasts 'exploitation' as he wraps up tour of Angola

Pope blasts 'exploitation' as he wraps up tour of Angola

Pope Leo XIV condemned exploitation and corruption by the rich and powerful during a visit Monday to Angola's diamond-rich but impoverished northeast, returning to a theme of his 11-day tour of Africa. The American pope travels to Equatorial Guinea Tuesday to wrap up a mammoth 18,

Pope Leo visits Angola's diamond-rich northeast

Pope Leo visits Angola's diamond-rich northeast

Pope Leo XIV heads to Angola's remote and diamond-rich northeast on Monday in the latest stop on an Africa tour during which he has spoken out against the country's glaring poverty. On the eighth day of a trip to four African nations, Leo will fly

Pope Leo XIV calls for 'hope' before 100,000 faithful in Angola

Pope Leo XIV calls for 'hope' before 100,000 faithful in Angola

Tens of thousands of people attended a giant open-air mass by Pope Leo XIV outside the Angolan capital Sunday, where he delivered a message of hope to the resource-rich country marked by poverty and inequality. Leo flew to Portuguese-speaking Angola on Saturday, the third leg of a

Thousands gather for Pope Leo's first mass in Angola

Thousands gather for Pope Leo's first mass in Angola

Tens of thousands gathered outside Angola's capital Luanda for a giant open-air Sunday mass led by Pope Leo XIV on the second day of his visit to the resource-rich country marked by deep poverty. Leo flew to Portuguese-speaking Angola on Saturday to start the third