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The Holy See Press Office says that a one-day visit to the Principality of Monaco by Pope Leo XIV at the end of March is being considered. If confirmed, it would be the second trip of his Pontificate and the first visit by a Pope, in the modern era, to the Principality.

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Over the weekend, as the International Day of Prayer and Reflection Against Human Trafficking was observed, sociologist Roger Dayamba, a member of the Pan-African Network of Catholic Theology and Pastoral Care (PACTPAN), shared with Vatican News what he described as perilous links between security crises, family pressures, the quest for survival, and trafficking networks in Burkina Faso.

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Cardinal Blaise Cupich of Chicago writes of his “shock” and “outrage” over a video shared on President Donald Trump's Truth Social account which depicted Barack and Michelle Obama as apes.

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The European Futsal Championship for Priests has officially begun. A total of 18 teams of priests from Albania, Austria, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Kosovo, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine, and Kazakhstan are competing today in Lublin in two stages of group matches.

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'AI is a tool, not a voice': This World Radio Day, Vatican Radio celebrates its 95th anniversary with seven multilingual programs dedicated to the future of radio.

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The theme for the Sixth World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly will be 'I will never forget you' (Is 49:15), announces the Vatican's Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life in a statement on Tuesday.

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In a statement released at the end of their Ordinary Plenary Assembly, the Venezuelan bishops urge for national reconciliation based on respect for popular sovereignty, for the release of political prisoners, and for urgent attention to the humanitarian crisis.

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The journal Archaeometry, which had in the past featured a hypothesis of Brazilian researcher Moraes regarding the origin of the Shroud of Turin, publishes a rebuttal by specialists Casabianca, Marinelli, and Piana.

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Fifty-three migrants, including two babies, drown after a rubber boat carrying fifty-five people capsized off the coast of Libya. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) releases data on the sheer number of migrants reported dead or missing in the Mediterranean since the beginning of the year:

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VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Pope Leo XIV will not travel to the United States this year, the head of the Holy See Press Office said Feb. 8.

Vatican observers had speculated about whether the first American pope would return to the United States during his first full year as pontiff, particularly as some news outlets reported that he might visit in September to coincide with the U.N. General Assembly in New York, a meeting attended by each of his three most recent predecessors during their pontificates.

But, Matteo Bruni, director of the Holy See Press Office, told reporters that no U.S. trip is planned for 2026 when asked about the pope’s travel schedule.

Recent popes have all traveled to the United States at least once, making such visits an expected trip for modern papacies. 

St. John Paul II visited the United States frequently, traveling to the country seven times during his pontificate and making stops across the nation. During those visits, he met with President Jimmy Carter at the White House and President Ronald Reagan in Alaska.

Pope Benedict XVI visited the United States once, spending six days in April 2008, during which he met with President George W. Bush in Washington and addressed the U.N. General Assembly in New York. Pope Francis also made a single six-day visit in 2015, becoming the first pontiff to address a joint session of Congress. He also traveled to Washington D.C., New York and Philadelphia.

St. Paul VI was the first pope to visit the United States in 1965. He made a historic address to the United Nations General Assembly in New York, met with President Lyndon B. Johnson and celebrated Mass at Yankee Stadium.

Since his election in May 2025, Pope Leo has taken one international trip to Turkey and Lebanon, a six-day trip previously planned before his predecessor's passing last year. The November trip included meetings with civil and religious leaders, visits to holy sites, and prayer at the Port of Beirut, where a 2020 explosion killed 218 people and injured more than 7,000.

While the Vatican has not made any official announcements, a number of local sources have suggested how Pope Leo’s 2026 calendar may already be taking  shape with potential trips to Africa, Spain and South America.

Last month, Cardinal Jean-Paul Vesco of Algiers told reporters outside the Vatican's Paul VI Audience Hall Jan. 8 that a papal visit to Algeria was “on track” and would occur in “the first part of 2026.” Archbishop Kryspin Witold Dubiel, the apostolic nuncio to Angola, has also said the pope accepted invitations from both Church and government officials to visit the country.

Spanish Cardinal José Cobo of Madrid told reporters in January that Pope Leo is also expected to visit Spain this year, and will likely include stops in Madrid, Barcelona and the Canary Islands.

The president of Peru's Catholic bishops, Bishop Carlos Garcia Camader, told reporters in Lima Feb. 4 that a papal trip to Peru was "very probable" in November or the first week of December, according to Reuters. The Vatican typically makes an official announcement of a papal trip at least a month before the expected departure.