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            <title><![CDATA[Pope Leo XIV welcomed home to Peru by crowds of about three million]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Pope Leo XIV landed in Peru on Wednesday local time. He spent more than two decades in the country before becoming pope.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 01:04:44 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Bob Dylan Meets Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican for Private Audience]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Bob Dylan had a private audience with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on Wednesday. The 85-year-old singer wore a black hoodie.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 19:24:32 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Pope Leo XIV Votes in US Midterm Elections, First Sitting Pope to Cast a Ballot]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Pope Leo XIV has voted in the US midterm elections, becoming the first sitting pope to vote in a political election.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 14:26:56 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Pope Leo XIV Won’t Need Further Surgery After Lung Cancer Tests Show It Hasn’t Spread]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Pope Leo XIV will not need any further surgery for the lung cancer he was operated on for, the Vatican announced on Wednesday.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 20:36:15 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Pope Leo XIV discharged from hospital after lung surgery, returns to Vatican]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Pope Leo XIV returned to the Vatican on Saturday after being discharged from hospital, where he underwent lung surgery.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 14:05:29 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Pope Leo urges Putin to declare ceasefire in Ukraine war during phone call]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Pope Leo XIV and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by phone on Friday, the Vatican said. Pope Leo urged Putin to declare a ceasefire in Russia’s full-scale war of aggression against Ukraine.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 18:38:41 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Meloni Confirms Pope's Readiness to Host Russia-Ukraine Peace Talks]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2025 02:38:52 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump and Putin Discuss Immediate Ceasefire Talks]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[USA's President Donald Trump describes the phone call with Russia's leader Vladimir Putin as "very good". "Russia and Ukraine will immediately initiate negotiations towards a ceasefire and, what is more important, an END to the war", writes Trump on Truth Social.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2025 15:02:03 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Pope Leo XIV Invited to White House by President Trump]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The USA's Vice President JD Vance has met with Pope Leo XIV in the Vatican. At the meeting, the newly installed Pope received an invitation to the USA.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2025 14:00:40 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Vance Meets Zelensky in Rome After White House Dispute]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The USA's Vice President JD Vance has met Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyj in Italy's capital Rome on Sunday, reports a spokesperson for Vance.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 18 May 2025 13:32:40 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Pope Leo XIV Installed Urges End to Exploitation and Marginalization]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Leo XIV set the tone for his term of office during Sunday's installation mass in the Vatican. Stop exploiting nature and marginalization of the poor, the Pope urges. At the ceremony, presidents, patriarchs, and royalty were in attendance.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 18 May 2025 07:32:11 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Pope Leo XIV Declines Tennis Match with Jannik Sinner at Vatican]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Newly elected Pope Leo XIV is a devoted tennis enthusiast. Now he has met the Italian world number one Jannik Sinner, who was rejected when he wanted to play.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2025 13:05:59 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump Meets Saudi Crown Prince Over Coffee in Riyadh Visit]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The President of the USA, Donald Trump, has arrived in Saudi Arabia. Saudi fighter planes escorted Air Force One to the airport in Riyadh, where Trump was received by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The trip is expected to largely about business deals - but also war and diplomacy.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2025 06:58:23 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Pope Leo XIV Calls for Release of Imprisoned Journalists]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Pope Leo XIV urges the release of imprisoned journalists.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2025 10:01:22 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Zelensky Invites Pope Leo to Visit Ukraine]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Volodymyr Zelensky has invited Pope Leo to Ukraine, according to the Ukrainian president on X.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2025 09:39:32 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Pope Leo XIV Calls for Peace in First Sunday Prayer]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2025 10:20:16 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Pope Leo XIV Faces Economic Challenges Amid Vatican Financial Strain]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The new Pope Leo XIV faces many challenges. Among the more acute are the Vatican's poor finances. And the scandal surrounding the very secretive Vatican Bank.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2025 07:59:11 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[New Pope Leo XIV Criticizes JD Vance Over US Immigration Policies]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The newly elected Pope Leo XIV has previously criticized Donald Trump's rule in the USA, above all Vice President JD Vance.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2025 05:41:12 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[New Pope Leo XIV Brings Passion for Tennis to the Vatican]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Recently deceased Pope Francis loved, like his predecessor Benedict, football. Now that the new Pope has been installed, however, it appears to be other balls – Leo XIV happens to be a devoted tennis enthusiast.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2025 02:32:25 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Leo XIV Elected as First North American Pope, Continuing Francis' Reforms]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Robert Francis Prevost has been elected as the new pope and is thus the first North American to assume the position. The election was perhaps not expected, but it is likely that he would have received the deceased pope's vote – and can imply a continuity in Francis' reform work.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2025 19:57:36 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Papal Election of Robert Francis Prevost Aims to Unite Catholic Church]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[To choose Robert Francis Prevost as the new pope could reflect a will to unite the Catholic Church, says David Thurfjell, professor of religious studies at Södertörn University College. An unexpected but still very pleasant choice, says Helena D'Arcy, editor-in-chief of Catholic Magazine.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2025 17:55:46 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[First American Pope Leo XIV Elected at Vatican]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Robert Francis Prevost becomes the new pope, the first American on the Holy See. His papal name will be Leo XIV. The 69-year-old is said to have been close to the previous pope and is expected to follow in Francis' footsteps. I wish peace to all people, wherever you are.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2025 16:10:57 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Vatican Conclave: No Pope Elected as Black Smoke Rises Again]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Black smoke has once again risen over the Vatican. Thus, no pope has still been elected. The cardinals are gathered in the Sistine Chapel for the second day of the conclave.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2025 07:39:10 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Cardinals Fail to Elect New Pope in Initial Vote at Sistine Chapel]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Cardinals who have locked themselves in the Sistine Chapel have voted for the first time. Black smoke rose towards the sky – they have, in other words, not succeeded in agreeing on a successor to Pope Francis.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2025 08:25:04 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Cardinals Gather in Vatican to Elect New Pope]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Colored smoke, solemn vows of silence and handwritten ballots. 133 cardinals are now entering the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican. Their task: to elect one of their own as the new pope in a process with ancient traditions.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2025 04:00:32 GMT</pubDate>
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