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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese with Pope Leo XIV during a private meeting at the Vatican, Monday, May 19, 2025

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
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
Anthony Albanese in Rome.

Australia steps up bid for Pope Leo visit as PM visits Rome for inauguration

Anthony Albanese has met Catholic leaders in Rome ahead of the inauguration mass for Pope Leo XIV, joining them at a sanctuary church that welcomes visiting Australians.

  • 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
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Anthony Albanese departs St Patrick’s Cathedral in Melbourne after Pope Francis’s death in April.

‘It’s part of who I am’: PM heads for Rome as questions raised about his faith

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has cited his Catholic childhood as a key influence on his approach to government as he heads to Rome for the inaugural mass of Pope Leo XIV.

  • David Crowe and Paul Sakkal
The ascension of Pope Leo XIV means that President Donald Trump is no longer the most famous American in the world.

Thanks to the Pope, Trump is no longer the most important American in the world

When you believe the success of your religion depends on the success of a politician, it’s only a matter of time before politics becomes your religion.

  • David French
The Chicago White Sox honour Pope Leo XIV on the scoreboard before a baseball game.

The unassuming parish where a future pope was once an altar boy

Sport is religion in Chicago. The biggest question locals had here once Cardinal Robert Prevost became the new pope was which baseball team he supported.

  • Michael Koziol
The new pontiff's voice rang out from the central balcony of St Peter’s Basilica to an estimated 100,000 worshippers below on Sunday. (Vatican News)
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Pope Leo XIV sings the Regina Caeli to a massive crowd

The new pontiff's voice rang out from the central balcony of St Peter’s Basilica to an estimated 100,000 worshippers below on Sunday. (Vatican News)

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