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Pope Leo XIV is the first member of the Order of St. Augustine to be elected pope – but who are the Augustinians?

When Pope Leo XIV was elected pope, the assembled crowd reacted with joy but also with surprise: He was the first pope from the United States, and North America more broadly. Moreover, he was the first member of the Order of St. Augustine to be elected to the papacy.

The Conversation

Who does the pope support? Doubts over Leo’s football club during audience with Napoli

Napoli clinched its fourth Serie A title following a 2-0 win over Cagliari on Friday

The Independent UK

Anger as Rio de Janeiro brings in sweeping changes to famous tourist hotspots

Is this the end of Samba on the beach?

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Jordan Peterson refuses to identify as a Christian in viral atheist debate

‘You’re really quite nothing,’ conservative philosopher told in heated YouTube theology discussion

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Tens of thousands flock to see corpse of Spanish saint more than 440 years after death

The remains spawned reactions online about the macabre nature of crowding around her centuries-old skull.

The Independent UK

Fact check: Is Pope Leo XIV affiliated to the US Republican Party?

Speculation has been rife about the political affiliations of Pope Leo XIV, but there is no evidence that he is a "registered Republican" as some commentators claim.

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Pope Leo prays for China’s Catholics, a thorny issue in his papacy

Ties with China remain sensitive within the Catholic Church over a 2018 deal between the Holy See and Beijing.

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Pope Leo XIV declares himself Roman, completing ceremonial steps as Bishop of Rome

Pope Leo XIV declared himself a Roman, the last step in the process of establishing himself as the supreme pontiff of the Catholic Church. He also prayed for Chinese Catholics, emphasising unity with the Holy See.

Euronews

Pope Leo XIV declares 'I am Roman!' as he completes formalities to become bishop of Rome

Pope Leo XIV has declared himself a Roman as he completes the final ceremonial steps cementing his role as the bishop of Rome

The Independent UK

Pope prays for Chinese Catholics to be in communion with Rome in first comments on thorny issues

Pope Leo XIV is praying for China’s Catholics to be in communion with the Holy See

The Independent UK

The rules behind Pope Leo remaining a US citizen now he’s a foreign head of state

Other US citizens have served as foreign heads of state

The Independent UK

Rafael Nadal sheds tears in emotional French Open ceremony with Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray

The 14-time French Open is scheduled to be celebrated in the main stadium of the French Open on Day 1 of the tournament

The Independent UK

Artist Caravaggio's faith shines in new Rome exhibit and at churches run by Pope Leo XIV's order

The Roman basilica of the Augustinians — Pope Leo XIV’s religious order — preserves an iconic painting of the Virgin Mary by Caravaggio

The Independent UK

Netflix just released a new dystopian drama topping charts across the world

It has already been renewed for a second season

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First class graduates from American University of Baghdad, once Saddam's palace

The American University of Baghdad has celebrated the graduation of its first cohort of students at a campus that was once a palace built by Saddam Hussein

Radio France Internationale

A diverse cardinal elector college

This week on The Sound Kitchen, you’ll hear the answer to the question about the Vatican’s cardinal electors. There’s The Sound Kitchen mailbag and a salute to mothers, the “The Listener’s Corner”, and Erwan Rome’s “Music from Erwan”. All that, and the new quiz and bonus questions too, so click…

Euronews

Why Russia is unlikely to let the Vatican mediate peace talks with Ukraine

Pope Leo XIV is willing to host peace talks between Moscow and Kyiv, yet Russia's stance towards the Vatican is likely to prove an obstacle.

The Independent UK

Israeli soldiers and former detainees tell AP Israel's use of human shields in Gaza is widespread

Several Palestinians and Israeli soldiers say troops are systematically forcing Palestinians to act as human shields in Gaza, sending them into buildings and tunnels to check for bombs and gunmen

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Takeaways from AP report on abuse case handled by Pope Leo. Victims say he helped when others didn't

Pope Leo XIV’s record handling sex abuse cases while he was an Augustinian superior and bishop in Peru has come under renewed scrutiny since his election May 8

The Independent UK

'He listened to me': Victims of an abusive Catholic group say Pope Leo XIV helped when others didn't

Pope Leo XIV's record handling sex abuse cases while he was an Augustinian superior and bishop in Peru has come under renewed scrutiny since his election May 8

The Independent UK

Only 900 speakers of the Sanna language remain. Now Cyprus' Maronites are mounting a comeback

Only about 900 people in the world speak Cypriot Maronite Arabic

Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,185

These are the key events on day 1,185 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

The Guardian - US

Jimmy Kimmel on Trump’s tax bill: ‘If this is the beautiful bill, I’d hate to see the ugly one’

Late-night hosts discuss the House passing Trump’s spending bill and his ‘anti-woke’ Kennedy Center tenure

Latin Times

Top Hamas Leaders, Including Brother Of Yahya Sinwar, Killed In Israeli Airstrike: Report

Top leaders of Hamas in Gaza were reportedly killed in a recent Israeli airstrike. Mohammed Sinwar, the leader of the group after the death of his brother Yahya, was among the fatalities

Latin Times

Inside the Political Rift Between Pope Leo XIV and His MAGA-Aligned Brother

After being elected pope, Robert Prevost's private life came under scrutiny. Especially the political differences between him and his brother, Louis.

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