Pope Leo XIV celebrates his 71st birthday
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"Pope Leo XIV celebrates his 71st birthday" is generating significant coverage in the World category, with 13 articles from 10 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
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Coverage (17)
- President Lai sends birthday greetings to Pope Leo Taipei Times · 20h ago
- Peruvian shirt vendor features Pope Leo in her catalog ahead of the pontiff's visit to South America ca.news.yahoo.com · 20h ago
- Pope Leo turns 71, repeals salary cuts for Vatican staff CTV News · 20h ago
- Pope Leo celebrates his 71st birthday—by giving gifts to the Vatican America Magazine · 20h ago
- Pope Leo ends Covid-era salary cuts for Cardinals and senior officials Vatican News · 20h ago
- Has Leo found hidden value in reversing Francis’ financial policies? The Pillar · 20h ago
- Pope orders expansion of Vatican Apostolic Archive and Library Vatican News · 20h ago
- As Pope Leo marks birthday, more positive views of US Catholics may be on horizon, says scholar OSV News · 20h ago
- Pope celebrates his 71st birthday but it's Vatican employees who get the gift PBS · 20h ago
- Pope Leo Scraps Caps on Cardinal Salaries Imposed During Covid Bloomberg.com · 1d ago
- The Pope Raises Salaries for the Curia omnesmag.com · 1d ago
- Pope Leo XIV Repeals COVID-Era Pay Cuts to Vatican Cardinals National Catholic Register · 1d ago
- Pope Leo XIV repeals COVID-era pay cuts to Vatican cardinals EWTN News · 1d ago
- Chicago-native Pope Leo XIV celebrates 71st birthday at Vatican ABC7 Chicago · 1d ago
- Pope Leo Scraps Caps on Cardinal Salaries Imposed During Covid Bloomberg.com · 1d ago
- Pope celebrates his 71st birthday but it’s Vatican employees who get the gift AP News · 1d ago
- Pope Leo XIV celebrates his 71st birthday Vatican News · 1d ago
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