European shares pause as markets watch Mideast peace prospects; earnings on tap
Emirates airline posts record net profit despite war impact
Japan to keep intervening to defend 160-per-dollar level, ex-BOJ official says
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Rubio to meet Pope Leo after weeks of tensions with Trump
Rubio to meet Pope Leo after weeks of tensions with Trump
May 06, 2026US Postal Service investigation
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Rubio faces challenge in Pope Leo meeting after Trump's criticism over Iran
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is heading to the Vatican and Italy on a fence-mending visit after President Donald Trump’s broadsides against Pope Leo XIV and the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran have alienated those allies
May 07, 2026
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The Latest: US military fires on Iranian-flagged oil tanker as Trump presses for deal to end war
A U.S. fighter jet on Wednesday fired on an Iranian oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman as it tried to breach the U.S. blockade of Iran’s ports, the U.S. military said
May 06, 2026
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Pope will inaugurate Barcelona's Sagrada Familia tower and meet with migrants in June trip to Spain
Pope Leo XIV will inaugurate the central tower of Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia basilica during his visit to Spain next month
May 06, 2026
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Trump again assails Pope Leo, potentially complicating Rubio's visit to the Vatican this week
President Donald Trump is renewing his criticism of Pope Leo XIV
May 06, 2026
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Rubio plans to visit the Vatican this week as tensions between Trump and the pope rise
Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to Rome and Vatican City this week in a bid to ease rising tensions between President Donald Trump and Pope Leo XIV over U.S. policies, particularly the Iran war
May 04, 2026
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Catholic priest who criticized Trump immigration crackdown named West Virginia bishop
West Virginia's next Catholic bishop was born in El Salvador and has been critical of President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown
May 02, 2026
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Pope Leo condemns Iran’s killing of protesters but says he cannot support war
Pope Leo XIV on Thursday denounced the Iranian regime’s killing of protesters but stressed that, “as a pastor,” he cannot support the US-Israeli war with Iran.
April 24, 2026
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Donald Trump’s ire and Russian criticism are helping Giorgia Meloni at home
Donald Trump’s ire and Russian criticism are helping Giorgia Meloni at home
April 24, 2026
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Pope urges US and Iran to return to peace talks and condemns capital punishment
Pope Leo XIV is urging the United States and Iran to return to talks to end the war
April 23, 2026
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A South Jersey sports museum owner brought Pope Leo XIV gifts during a trip to Rome
A South Jersey sports museum owner brought Pope Leo XIV gifts during a trip to Rome
April 23, 2026
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Pope tells inmates 'you are not alone' during Equatorial Guinea prison visit at end of Africa tour
Pope Leo XIV is urging Equatorial Guineans to work for freedom, justice and to close the gap “between the privileged and the disadvantaged.”
April 22, 2026
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Pope Leo pays tribute to Pope Francis on the anniversary of his death
Pope Leo XIV has paid tribute to Pope Francis on Tuesday on the first anniversary of his death
April 21, 2026
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Pope criticizes colonization of Africa's minerals as he arrives in Equatorial Guinea
Pope Leo XIV has denounced the “colonization” of minerals and the “lust for power” in Equatorial Guinea at the end of his four-nation African trip
April 21, 2026
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Trump’s Bible reading streams tonight at a complicated moment for his relationship with American Christians
Trump’s Bible reading streams tonight at a complicated moment for his relationship with American Christians
April 21, 2026
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Did Pope Leo find his voice in Africa? Or did the world finally hear him?
There is a case to be made that Pope Leo XIV found his voice on his epic and ongoing trip through Africa
April 20, 2026
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Pope Leo says spat with Trump is not focus of his Africa trip
Pope Leo XIV said Saturday “it’s not in my interest” to debate US President Donald Trump, insisting his trip to Africa is focused on peacebuilding rather than any personal clash.
April 18, 2026
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Pope prays at Catholic shrine in Angola that was a center of African slave trade
Pope Leo XIV has traveled to pray at a popular Catholic shrine in Angola that was an epicenter of the African slave trade
April 19, 2026
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Pope Leo XIV challenges Angola's leaders while delivering a message of encouragement for its people
Pope Leo XIV has challenged Angola's leaders to “break the cycles of interests” that have plundered and exploited Africa for centuries
April 18, 2026
Political|World
Pope Leo XIV says ‘not in my interest at all’ to debate Trump but will keep preaching peace
Pope Leo XIV says it is “not in my interest at all” to debate U.S. President Donald Trump about the war in Iran but that he will continue preaching the Gospel message of peace
April 18, 2026
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Pope urges Africa's youth to resist dual temptations of migration and corruption in Cameroon
Pope Leo XIV is encouraging young people in Cameroon to resist the temptation to migrate and to stay at home and fight corruption
April 17, 2026
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Pope’s Mass for more than 100,000 in Cameroon highlights Catholicism’s growth in Africa
Pope’s Mass for more than 100,000 in Cameroon highlights Catholicism’s growth in Africa
April 17, 2026
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Notre Dame and Villanova hoops teams set to visit the Pope in Rome next season
Notre Dame and Villanova hoops teams set to visit the Pope in Rome next season
April 17, 2026
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Police investigate bomb threat at Chicago-area home of Pope Leo's brother
Police on Thursday were investigating a bomb threat made to the Chicago-area home of Pope Leo's brother John Prevost after a search found no explosives or hazardous materials.
April 16, 2026