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Pope Francis stands alone on a covered platform at the top of the steps outside St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City, during a moment of prayer on a rainy, empty square.

Pope Leo XIV on his election day

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Pope Francis stands alone on a covered platform at the top of the steps outside St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City, during a moment of prayer on a rainy, empty square.

Pope Francis's extraordinary Urbi et Orbi

In March 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Pope Francis delivered an Urbi et Orbi...

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Pope Leo XIV on his election day

Pope Leo XIV on his election day

On May 8, 2025, the newly elected pope, Leo XIV, delivered his first remarks to the...

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