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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is greeted by Pope Leo XIV during a private meeting at the Vatican.

Albanese invites Pope Leo XIV to visit Australia in private meeting at the Vatican

The rare one-on-one talks, the first for an Australian prime minister in 16 years, included a deeply personal moment when the prime minister asked the Pope to bless his mother’s rosary beads.

  • David Crowe

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Pope Leo XIV is pictured with Vice President JD Vance, second from left, his wife Usha Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, second from right, and his wife Jeanette Dousdebes Rubio, at the Vatican on Monday.

Pope Leo meets J.D. Vance after saying US vice president was wrong

Their meeting signalled the Vatican’s diplomatic influence under the new Pope and its potential to act as a venue for peace talks between Russia and Ukraine.

  • David Crowe
Pope Leo XIV after he received the vestments and ring of office.

Pope Leo vows not to be an autocrat, receives the ring of office

Albanese met the Pope soon after the Mass, shaking hands briefly with other leaders within the Vatican.

  • David Crowe
Pope Leo XIV delivering the Regina Caeli prayer from St Peter’s Basilica.

How will Pope Leo XIV’s inauguration unfold? The symbols and rituals to watch for

Receiving a new signet ring and visiting a tomb before the Mass starts are just some of the details of Leo XIV’s inauguration on Sunday.

  • Ashleigh McMillan
The Pope sang the Regina Caeli prayer.

‘I carry in my heart the suffering’: New pope’s plea for peace before 100,000 pilgrims

In his first Sunday address as pontiff, Pope Leo XIV appealed for a ceasefire in Gaza, peace in Ukraine, and applauded the tentative truce between India and Pakistan.

  • Rob Harris
Then cardinal Robert Prevost at the funeral for Pope Francis in April.

Inside the conclave: How a quiet coalition delivered the church Pope Leo XIV

The selection of Robert Prevost surprised outside observers. But as other contenders fell away, one after another, the Chicago cardinal made quiet sense to those locked in the room.

  • Rob Harris
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Pope Leo XIV celebrating mass at Sydney’s Collaroy Beach in 2009.

Loves Tim Tams, hates Vegemite: The day Pope Leo said Mass at a Sydney beach

The children at one Sydney Catholic school think it’s “pretty cool” that the new Pope once graced their halls.

  • Josefine Ganko
Pope Leo XIV concelebrates Mass with the College of Cardinals inside the Sistine Chapel.

Pope Leo XIV warns of ‘desperate’ global loss of faith in inaugural Mass

The newly elected leader of the Catholic Church also said Jesus couldn’t be reduced to a type of “superman”, in an apparent message to evangelical Christians.

  • Rob Harris
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The speech, the clothes, the name: Three clues about new Pope’s leadership

Although Leo follows in the tradition of Francis, he signalled he is a new, and different, pope.

Cardinal Robert Prevost appears on the central loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica after being chosen the 267th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, choosing the name of Pope Leo XIV, at the Vatican, Thursday, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Pope Leo: Vatican Conclave elects Cardinal Robert Prevost, first pontiff born in the United States

The US-born missionary and senior Vatican official has become the first American to lead the Roman Catholic Church in its 2000-year history. Follow our live updates.

  • Rob Harris

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