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Pope Leo

Pope Leo XIV is the first leader of the Roman Catholic Church from the US. His papacy began on May 8 - 2025 - when he succeeded Pope Francis

Pope Leo XIV with the French President Emmanuel Macron at Paris Orly Airport. AFP
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Pope Leo calls on world to 'not remain indifferent' to suffering in Middle East

EuropeSeptember 25, 2026
Pope Leo waves during a prayer at the Vatican on Sunday. AFP

Pope Leo calls for 'immediate ceasefire' in Sudan after SAF vows to continue war

MENAAugust 10, 2026
Pope Leo’s recent encyclical about AI and its impact is both an internal debate and a contribution to the world. Reuters

Why Pope Leo and Tony Blair's treatises on AI have captured global attention

CommentJune 01, 2026
Pope Leo XIV issued an encyclical before recommending that governments be more methodical when investing in and developing AI. Reuters
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Pope Leo's warning stirs debate over rise of AI

TechnologyMay 26, 2026
Pope Leo XIV attends the presentation of his first encyclical, titled Magnifica Humanitas, focused on the rise of artificial intelligence, at The Vatican. AFP

Pope says leaders should be 'slowing things down' on AI

EuropeMay 25, 2026
US President Donald Trump’s remarks about Pope Leo have strained relations with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. AFP

The Iran war is disrupting relations all over the world. Everyone needs to cool it

CommentApril 16, 2026
Pope Leo XIV addresses an audience on the first day of his visit to Algeria. AFP

Pope Leo says he will continue to 'speak out loudly' against war after Trump's attacks

USApril 13, 2026
Pope Leo XIV leads Christmas Mass at St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican. AFP

Pope Leo condemns conditions facing Gazans in Christmas message

MENADecember 25, 2025
Abeer Nehme on the cover of TN Magazine in October. Photo: Lara Zankoul

Abeer Nehme channels clerical elegance for Pope Leo XIV performance in Beirut

LifestyleDecember 03, 2025
A youngster receives the Eucharist from a Catholic priest in Beirut. Many young Lebanese are, legitimately, asking not what they can do for their country, but what their country can do for them. AFP
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What can restore the Lebanese Christians' faith in their country?

CommentDecember 02, 2025
A rainbow appears over Beirut during Pope Leo's visit to the city, on Monday. AP

The Pope leaves Lebanon with a spirit of renewal

EditorialDecember 02, 2025
Pope Leo XIV holds a moment of prayer at the site of the 2020 Beirut Port explosion. AP
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Pope Leo leads prayers at Beirut blast site and holds final Mass of visit

MENADecember 02, 2025
Pope Leo XIV visiting the Monastery of the Carmelite Sisters of the Theotokos, during his apostolic journey to Harissa in Lebanon. EPA
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Pope Leo begins Lebanon trip with emphasis on peace

MENANovember 30, 2025
Father Louis Matar, caretaker of Saint Maroun Monastery in Annaya, Lebanon. Jamie Prentis / The National

Lebanon hopes Pope Leo’s visit will bring brief respite from its crises

MENANovember 30, 2025
Pope Leo XIV leads Mass at the Volkswagen Arena in Istanbul on Saturday. Getty Images
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Humanity must ‘walk together’, Pope Leo says at Istanbul Mass

MENANovember 29, 2025
Pope Leo XIV visits the Ottoman-era Sultan Ahmed or Blue Mosque, in Istanbul, Turkey. AP
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Pope Leo pays first visit to Muslim place of worship at Istanbul’s Blue Mosque

MENANovember 29, 2025
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