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Pope to visit France in September with a stop at UNESCO

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Pope Leo XIV arrives for his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Wednesday, May 13, 2026. (Credit: Alessandra Tarantino/AP.)

The Vatican has said a lot about artificial intelligence. A primer ahead of the pope’s encyclical

May 16
Nicole Winfield

Pope Leo XVI at Sapienza University of Rome, Italy, on May 14, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Pope Leo tells students at Europe’s largest university to battle anxiety in today’s world

May 14
Crux Now Staff

Pope Leo XIV visits the Città Universitaria (University City) at Sapienza University of Rome to meet with faculty and students at the institution's primary campus, one of the world's oldest and largest universities, Thursday, May 14, 2026. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

Pope decries the rise of AI-directed warfare, saying it leads to a spiral of annihilation

May 14
Nicole Winfield,
Paolo Santalucia

Pope Leo XIV blesses a little girl as he arrives for his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Wednesday, May 13, 2026. (Credit: Alessandra Tarantino/AP.)

Vatican issues final warning to breakaway traditionalist SSPX

May 13
Nicole Winfield

Serie A champion Inter Milan gave Pope Leo XIV on May 9, 2026 at the Vatican. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Pope blesses Serie A champion Inter Milan and reminds them to be responsible ‘heroes’

May 10
Associated Press

Pope Leo XIV waves over St. Peter's Square at the Vatican during the Regina Coeli address on May 10, 2026. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Pope Leo prays for peace in Africa’s Sahel region as it faces Jihadist violence

May 10
Crux Now Staff

Pope Leo XIV arrives for his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square, at the Vatican, Sept. 10, 2025. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

Card. Kikuchi on what’s coming in the Leonine pontificate

May 9
Nirmala Carvalho

Pope spends anniversary afternoon in Naples, ‘city of a thousand colors’

May 9
Christopher R. Altieri

Leo XIV makes anniversary visit to Pompeii, Naples in footsteps of sainted local hero

May 8
Christopher R. Altieri

Pope Leo XIV signs the FAO Golden Book register of honor as he attends a ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of World Food Day at the FAO headquarters in Rome, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025. (Credit: Alessandra Tarantino/AP.)

A year in, what’s on Pope Leo XIV’s to-do list? And what has he done so far?

May 8
Nicole Winfield