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Pope Leo XIV on Monday issued the strongest acknowledgement yet from the Catholic Church over the Vatican’s historic role in legitimising slavery. He apologised for centuries of silence and church-backed systems that allowed the enslavement of non-Christians during the colonial era. In his first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas (Magnificent Humanity), the first US-born pope described the…
Last Updated:May 03, 2026, 7:04 PM IST Marco Rubio to visit Rome and the Vatican weeks after Donald Trump’s criticism of Pope Leo XIV, with key meetings and a possible encounter with the US pontiff. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. (Reuters) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will visit Rome and the Vatican weeks…
Last Updated:April 15, 2026, 09:38 IST Trump renewed his attacks on Pope Leo XIV over his anti war stance, claims Iran killed 42000 protesters and must not get nuclear arms. US President Donald Trump; Pope Leo XIV (R) (Image: Reuters/File) US President Donald Trump on Wednesday renewed his attack on Pope Leo XIV, a day…
Last Updated:April 14, 2026, 08:17 IST Italian PM Giorgia Meloni condemns Donald Trump’s attack on Pope Leo XIV as “unacceptable,” defends the Popes peace calls, raising tensions with her key US ally. File photo of Italian PM Giorgia Meloni and US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House. (Image: Reuters) Italian…
Last Updated:April 14, 2026, 02:58 IST Trump launched a personal attack on the Pope late Sunday, calling him “weak on crime” and “terrible for foreign policy”, and accusing him of being soft on Iran’s nuclear ambitions. Pope Leo XIV (Reuters image) Iran on Monday voice its support for Pope Leo XIV amid growing spat with…
Last Updated:April 13, 2026, 9:06 PM IST Pezeshkian said he condemned the remarks on behalf of Iran, adding that disrespect towards Jesus, whom he described as a “prophet of peace and brotherhood”, was unacceptable. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian. (Image: Reuters) Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Monday sharply criticised US President Donald Trump over his remarks…
This week, Donald Trump did what Donald Trump does best: blurring the lines between fact and fiction to cast himself as God’s chosen instrument, and to proclaim divine sanction for the war in Iran. Trump’s Truth Social Post – a chaotic AI-generated jumble with a stern-yet-benevolent looking president in a biblical-style robe ‘blessing’ an apparently…
Last Updated:August 28, 2025, 02:54 is Annunciation Catholic School serves children from pre-kindergarten through to eighth grade, with more than 300 students enrolled. Pope Leo XIV has offered his condolences to the Minneapolis community (AP Photo file) The tragic shooting in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Wednesday has left the nation in shock. With two children confirmed…
Last Updated:May 14, 2025, 15:11 is The new US pontiff also called on Christians living in the Middle East not to abandon their homes, in a speech to members of the Eastern Catholic Churches In his appeal to end conflicts — a dominant theme in his addresses so far — Leo thanked those “sowing seeds…
He was known just as Bob, a White Sox fan from the South Side of Chicago. Now a mild-mannered cardinal with a minimal social media footprint has become the first American pope in history. Robert Francis Prevost, 69, has been declared Leo XIV and his predecessor sowed the seeds for his ascent. It was Pope…