More than 700,000 people gathered at St. Peter’s Square to witness Pope Leo XIV canonise Bartolo Longo — once a Satanic priest, now a Catholic saint. Here's his wild story. 

From demon worshipper, to a man of God: Vatican makes former Satanic priest a Saint — The wild story of Bartolo Longo

Survivors of sex abuse by members of the Catholic clergy have expressed hope after meeting Pope Leo at the Vatican for the first time.

Pope Leo Meets With Global Group of Clergy Abuse Survivors To Talk Zero Tolerance

Pope Leo XIV blessed a chunk of Greenland ice at a Rome climate summit, sparking both praise and ridicule. Here's why he did this..

Video: Pope blesses chunk of ice on camera, sparks ridicule — but why did he do it?

The canonisation was initially scheduled for April, but was postponed after the death of Pope Francis. The event marked the first canonisation for US-born Pope Leo.

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The killing of children in the shooting reignited the debate over gun control in America. The US witnesses more mass shootings than other countries. Leo’s predecessor, Pope Francis, had long criticised the proliferation of arms and denounced gun manufacturers as “merchants of death.”

‘End the pandemic of arms’: Pope prays for Minnesota school shooting victims

Pope expressed his sorrow for the victims and renewed his prayers and closeness to the Ukrainian people, encouraging every effort aimed at the release of prisoners and the search for shared solutions.

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Pope Leo voiced concern that AI, with its infinite scroll of pre-packaged answers and simulations, risks damaging young people's ability to perceive reality, to think, to create.

'Soulless machines...not to replace us’: Pope Leo XIV warns AI may harm young minds, blur reality

Can Pope Leo remain a US citizen now that he’s a foreign head of state

Can Pope Leo remain a US citizen now that he’s a foreign head of state? Here's what we know

At the end of the Mass, the new pope expressed hope for negotiations to bring a “just and lasting peace” in Ukraine and offered prayers for the people of Gaza — children, families, and elderly who are “reduced to hunger,” he said, but made no mention of the hostages taken by Hamas.

Pope Leo XIV calls for peace and unity in inaugural Mass before global leaders

Trending | World | Pope Leo XIV offered the Vatican as a neutral ground for the Russia-Ukraine peace talks as the Istanbul peace talks collapsed.

Pope Leo XIV offers Vatican for Russia-Ukraine peace as ceasefire hopes collapse in Istanbul

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From demon worshipper, to a man of God: Vatican makes former Satanic priest a Saint — The wild story of Bartolo Longo

Pope Leo Meets With Global Group of Clergy Abuse Survivors To Talk Zero Tolerance

Pope blesses chunk of ice on camera, sparks ridicule — why did he do it?

Pope Leo XIV proclaims Carlo Acutis as first millennial saint – Who is he?

‘End the pandemic of arms’: Pope prays for Minnesota school shooting victims

Pope to hold Russia-Ukraine peace talks? Vatican announces as Zelensky meets him

'Soulless machines’: Pope Leo XIV warns AI may harm young minds, blur reality

Can Pope Leo remain a US citizen now that he’s a foreign head of state? Here's what we know

Pope Leo XIV calls for peace and unity in inaugural Mass before global leaders

Pope Leo XIV offers Vatican for Russia-Ukraine peace as ceasefire hopes collapse in Istanbul