Pope Leo opens 12-day Latin America tour three weeks after cancer surgery
Pope Leo XIV lands in Friday in Uruguay, the first stop of a 12-day tour of Uruguay, Argentina and Peru undertaken just three weeks after surgery for lung cancer.
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Bob Dylan meets Pope Leo at the Vatican during Italian concert run
Pope Leo received Bob Dylan for a private audience at the Vatican on Wednesday, giving the singer a rosary and receiving a copy of his autobiography. The American pope grew up in Chicago with Dylan’s music.
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Pope Leo XIV Casts First Ballot by a Sitting Pope in a US Election
The Vatican confirmed Friday that Pope Leo XIV has submitted a mail-in ballot in Illinois, becoming the first pope known to have voted in a United States election.