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World8h agoThe gifts Bob Dylan and Pope Leo exchanged during their 'brief' meeting at VaticanLeo hosted the American singer-songwriter at his official residence on WednesdayThe Independent World
World15h agoBob Dylan comes knockin' on pope's door as Leo welcomes legend to VaticanThe American singer-songwriter and poet visited with the American pope at the Vatican during a break between concert dates in Italy. The Vatican said the encounter was brief.NPR News
World1d agoBob Dylan comes knockin' on pope's door as Leo welcomes legend to VaticanBob Dylan came knockin’ on Pope Leo XIV’ s door Wednesday, as the American singer-songwriter and poet visited with the American pope at the Vatican during a break…Japan Today
World1d agoBob Dylan comes knockin’ on pope’s door as Leo welcomes legend to VaticanBob Dylan came knockin’ on Pope Leo’s door on Wednesday, as the American singer-songwriter and poet visited the American pope at the Vatican during a break between concert dates in Italy. The Vatican said the encounter was brief, with Leo giving Dylan a rosary and Dylan presenting the pope with a copy of his autobiography, Chronicles: Volume One. Leo had quoted from an unpublished protest song Dylan penned in 1963, “Go Away You Bomb”, in his 2026 book Disarmed and Disarming: Peace Is a Gift. Leo...South China Morning Post
World1d agoBob Dylan comes knockin' on pope's door as Leo welcomes legend to VaticanBob Dylan has come knockin’ on Pope Leo XIV’s doorABC News
World1d agoBob Dylan comes knockin’ on pope’s door as Leo welcomes legend to Vatican - AP NewsBob Dylan comes knockin’ on pope’s door as Leo welcomes legend to Vatican AP NewsAP News
World1d agoBob Dylan blows in for meeting with Pope Leo at the VaticanThe pope, ‌originally from Chicago, is known to be a Bob Dylan fanIrish Times World
World1d agoBob Dylan meets Pope Leo XIV in the Vatican, with music, faith and a rosary giftBob Dylan meets Pope Leo XIV in the Vatican. The Pontiff gives him a rosary, the Nobel laureate gives him his autobiography. Tomorrow, the concert in Rome.EuroNews [en]
World1d agoBob Dylan meets Pope Leo at the VaticanAccompanied by Jesuit Father Antonio Spadaro and L'Osservatore Romano editor Andrea MondaANSA [en]
World3d agoVatican names first laywoman to head communicationsThe Vatican has appointed 39-year-old Mexican-American media executive, Maria Alvarado, as its new head of communications, making her the first laywoman and first non-Italian to lead the department. Alvarado, who assumes office this week, will oversee the Vatican’s television, radio and print operations, as well as its press office. Her appointment, announced in June by […] The post Vatican names first laywoman to head communications appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
World3d agoThe Mexican María Montserrat Alvarado takes the reins of Vatican communicationMaría Montserrat Alvarado, exdirectora de EWTN News, asume como líder del área de comunicación del Vaticano, un puesto sin precedentes para una mujer laica. Su nombramiento, decidido por el papa León XIV, destaca por su enfoque internacional y marca un cambio en la actitud hacia las mujeres en la Curia romana.Clarín
Politics3d agoU.S. executive becoming first laywoman to head Vatican ministryMaria Montserrat Alvarado, a 39-year-old U.S. media executive, becomes the new head of Vatican communications this week, the first laywoman to head a Vatican "ministry."CBS News
World5d agoPope Leo dribbles golden basketball and tries to stay neutral as rival US teams descend on VaticanThe teams will face off at the Eternal City Tip-Off, a game created to honor the first American popeThe Independent World
World5d agoPope meets Villanova and Notre Dame basketball teams at the VaticanThe teams are in Rome for the U.S. college basketball season opener — an event dubbed the Eternal City Tip-Off and created to honor the U.S.-born pope.CBS News
WorldOct 29Vatican: Century of Mercedes-Benz popemobiles goes on displayFrom silk-lined limousines to vehicles fitted with bulletproof glass, eight historic popemobiles go on display at the Vatican Museums. The exhibition traces how papal transport has evolved over nearly a century.Africanews [en]
WorldOct 29Vatican: Century of Mercedes-Benz popemobiles goes on displayFrom silk-lined limousines to vehicles fitted with bulletproof glass, eight historic popemobiles go on display at the Vatican Museums. The exhibition traces how papal transport has evolved over nearly a century.EuroNews [en]
WorldOct 29Vatican Museums exhibit marks a century of the PopemobileThe Vatican Museums opens an exhibition tracing the history of the Popemobile, from the first Mercedes-Benz car delivered to Pope Pius XI in 1930 to modern vehicles used by the Popes. The exhibition features eight historic Mercedes-Benz vehicles, alongside the first automobile ever built and a modern S-Class. Read allvaticannews_va · vatican
WorldOct 23Pope Leo to miss Assisi gathering – VaticanPope Leo XIV will not attend a peace gathering at Assisi next week on doctors' advice as he recovers from lung cancer surgery, the Vatican said Friday. The post Pope Leo to miss Assisi gathering – Vatican appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
HealthOct 21Pope Leo will not need further cancer treatment — VaticanPope Leo's lung cancer surgery last week was a success, the Vatican said. The pope broke with traditions of secrecy around papal health issues after announcing he needed surgery to remove a nodule on his lung.DW News [en]
HealthOct 21Pope Leo XIV needs no further lung cancer treatment, Vatican saysPope Leo XIV, 71, will require no further treatment for lung cancer after tests confirmed the disease was localised, the Vatican said Wednesday. The pontiff underwent surgery last week to remove part of his right lung after being diagnosed with adenocarcinoma. He was discharged Saturday and will gradually resume activities.France 24 [en]
HealthOct 18Pope Addresses Crowd In Vatican After Cancer SurgeryThe 71-year-old pope had part of his right lung removed in the surgery on Tuesday at Rome's Gemelli hospital and he was discharged on Saturday. The post Pope Addresses Crowd In Vatican After Cancer Surgery appeared first on Channels Television.Channels TV
WorldOct 18Smiling pope returns to Vatican after cancer surgeryPope Leo XIV's discharge on Saturday, four days after undergoing lung cancer surgery, ended a stretch of uncertainty that shook the Vatican and the world's 1.4 billion Catholics, less than two years into the Chicago-born pope's papacy.Le Monde [en]
WorldOct 17 I am much better , thank you , Pope returns to VaticanThe Pope has stated that he is much better and has returned to the Vatican. This provides an update on his health status and whereabouts.queanbeyanage.com.au · Australia
WorldOct 17Pope speaks with Ukrainian woman before returning to Vatican from hospitalPope Leo XIV left the Agostino Gemelli University Hospital in Rome on Saturday afternoon, October 17, and returned to the Vatican.Ukrinform [en]