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This photo gallery, curated by photo editor Anne Marie Belgrave, highlights some of the most compelling images worldwide made or published by The Associated Press in the past week.

Vatican City, Jun 3, 2025 / 09:00 am. Pope Leo XIV on Sunday blessed the cyclists of the Giro d’Italia before the last leg of the multistage international race, telling them they are all welcome ...

The rules behind Pope Leo remaining a US citizen now he’s a foreign head of state - Other US citizens have served as foreign heads of state ...

Global dignitaries and faith leaders from around the world gathered in Vatican City on Sunday as Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV presided over his installation Mass, officially marking the beginning of ...

King Felipe VI of Spain and Queen Letizia of Spain were among the royal attendees at the inaugural mass for Pope Leo XIV on Sunday in Vatican City. Letizia was one of a small group of women who ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV called for a genuine and just peace in Ukraine and an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, in his first Sunday noon blessing as pontiff that featured some symbolic gestures ...

In photos: Nuns from across the world gather on Vatican streets to witness history As the conclave voted for a new pope, nuns followed the election with the crowd. May 8, 2025, 3:18 PM EDT ...