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Leo XIV
Pope Leo XIV is the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City. He is the first pope to have been born in the United States, the first to hold either U.S. or Peruvian citizenship, the first from the Order of Saint Augustine, and the second from the Americas.
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🌐VAT
cameoplus · 2026-04-26
Appeal for political reform in Vatican City
Pope Leo calls for worldwide abolition of the death penalty
🌐VAT
cameoplus · 2026-04-26
Appeal for policy change in Vatican City
Pope says atomic energy must only be used for peace
🇺🇸USA
cameoplus · 2026-04-25
Praise or endorse in Chicago
Pope Leo reaffirms death-penalty ban in support; marks 15 years since Illinois ban
🇮🇱ISR
conflict · 2026-04-24
Agreement in Israel-Lebanon border area
Israel-Lebanon ceasefire extended for three weeks
🇬🇳GIN
cameoplus · 2026-04-23
Appeal for diplomatic cooperation in en route home from Africa trip
Pope Leo urges the US and Iran to resume peace talks
🇬🇶GNQ
cameoplus · 2026-04-23
Express empathy in Bata Prison
Pope Leo delivers message of hope to Equatorial Guinea prisoners
🇬🇶GNQ
cameoplus · 2026-04-22
Criticize or denounce in Bata
Pope criticizes prison conditions in Equatorial Guinea
🇨🇲CMR
cameoplus · 2026-04-19
Make pessimistic comment in Papal flight to Africa
Pope Leo downplays feud with Trump, says debating him is “not in my interest”
🇺🇸USA
cameoplus · 2026-04-19
Praise or endorse in Washington, DC
JD Vance says he’s grateful to Pope Leo for easing feud with Trump
🇦🇴AGO
cameoplus · 2026-04-18
Make statement in Papal plane en route to Angola
Pope Leo says he won’t debate Trump and denies 'tyrants' was a message
🇦🇴AGO
cameoplus · 2026-04-18
Criticize or denounce in Luanda
Pope Leo XIV challenges Angola’s leaders on Vatican visit
🌐VAT
cameoplus · 2026-04-18
Make statement in Vatican City
Pope Leo XIV says 'tyrants' remarks were not aimed at Trump
🇻🇺VUT
cameoplus · 2026-04-18
Criticize or denounce in Papal plane (Cameroon to Angola)
Pope Leo addresses dispute with Trump ahead of Africa trip
🇦🇴AGO
cameoplus · 2026-04-18
Make statement (other) in Flight to Angola
Pope Leo eases tensions with Trump and reiterates peace message
🇪🇸ESP
cameoplus · 2026-04-17
Praise or endorse in Oviedo
Pedro Sánchez and Lula da Silva rally against U.S. war in the Middle East
🇺🇸USA
cameoplus · 2026-04-17
Defend verbally in Washington, DC
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. defends Trump’s mental health at congressional hearing
🇺🇸USA
cameoplus · 2026-04-16
Impose administrative sanctions in Miami
Trump team cancels million-dollar contract with Catholic charity amid Pope feud
🇵🇱POL
cameoplus · 2026-04-16
Praise or endorse in Warsaw
Polish bishops thank Pope Leo XIV for peace message amid Vatican–Trump tensions