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Steve Bannon attempted to work with Jeffrey Epstein against Pope Francis - CNN

Bannon, who had previously served as an advisor to US President Donald Trump, reportedly petitioned Epstein to help him take down the pope.

Steve Bannon gestures during a speech to the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland, U.S., February 20, 2025, in this still image taken from a handout video.
 Pope Leo XIV holds a Jubilee audience on the occasion of the Jubilee of Sport, at St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican June 14, 2025.

Pope Leo scraps Francis’s Vatican fundraising panel amid budget shift

A Palestinian works on the Vehicle of Hope, the former popemobile used by Pope Francis during its transformation into a fully equipped mobile clinic, in Bethlehem in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, May 20, 2025.

Pope Francis' popemobile turned into mobile clinic for Gaza children

Pope Leo XIV performs a blessing during a meeting with the academic community of Pontifical Lateran University in Rome, Italy, November 14, 2025.

Vatican returns to Canada artifacts connected to Indigenous people


S. Africa Chief Rabbi slams Pope, Archbishop on Israel, western values

Goldstein said Welby was acting in opposition to the bible when he came out in support of the July 19 International Court of Justice advisory opinion.

 (L-R) South African Chief Rabbi Warren Goldstein, Pope Francis

‘Jesus Risen’ statue to be put up in Jerusalem

Monumental sculpture to be erected in the Old City’s Christian Quarter.

 Sculptor Alessandro Mutto working on the statue of Jesus.

Pope orders construction of solar farm for Vatican City State

Francis warned of the dangers and challenges of climate change and on the need to reduce the use of fossil fuels.

 Pope Francis waves to the faithful gathered at the weekly general audience at Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican, June 26, 2024.

Pope Francis considering making trip to Israel

The Pope shared that he is considering visiting Israel, the Palestinian Authority, and Jordan for the second time.

 Pope Francis greets people as he arrives for the weekly general audience at Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican, June 19, 2024.

God's influencer: Carlo Acutis to become first millennial saint

Acutis achieved the first step to sainthood — beatification — in 2020 after The Pope attributed Acutis’ first miracle to him.

 A girl visits the tomb of Carlo Acutis, who died of leukemia in 2006 aged 15, in the Church of Santa Maria Maggiore in Assisi, Italy, May 26, 2024. Pope Francis has cleared the way for Acutis to be the first saint of the millennial generation.

Vatican tightens procedures on supposed 'supernatural events'

Friday's document mentioned, as an example of past confusion, alleged supernatural appearances by the Virgin Mary in Amsterdam in the 1940s and 1950s which were eventually ruled invalid in 2020.

 Pope Francis gestures from a balcony at St. Peter's Square, on Easter Sunday, at the Vatican March 31, 2024.

Progressive Judaism leaders meet with Pope Francis, ask for prayer for release of hostages

Pope Francis, in his address to the delegation, stressed the importance of engaging with groups of various faiths to promote brotherhood and unity.

 Progressive Judaism leaders meet with Pope Francis on Wednesday, May 15, 2024, and ask for prayer for release of hostages.

Vatican Museums staff start unprecedented legal action over labor conditions

"Workers have decided this action only after all their demands and requests over the years were left unanswered."

 The spiral stairs of the Vatican Museums, designed by Giuseppe Momo in 1932.

Pope Francis meets with families of Hamas hostages, marks 6-month anniversary

As part of his diplomatic efforts, Francis also met last November with a group of Palestinians affected by the conflict.

 Pope Francis holds the weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, March 8, 2023.

Pope Francis calls for Gaza ceasefire in Easter address

Francis has repeatedly deplored the death and destruction in the Gaza war.

 Pope Francis looks on from a balcony, on the day he delivers his "Urbi et Orbi" (To the city and the world) message at St. Peter's Square, on Easter Sunday, at the Vatican March 31, 2024.