Pope leo meets with labor leaders from chicago for an audience at the apostolic palace in vatican city on october 9. Follow vatican news for updates and information on the daily activities of the pope. Pope francis[b] (born jorge mario bergoglio Pope francis, the first latin american leader of the roman catholic church, died on monday morning at the vatican at the age of 88 He passed away at 7:35 a.m Local time, according to the vatican.
The vatican recognized palestine a decade ago, and pope leo has backed statehood, even if that looks increasingly unlikely. The pope is the head of state of vatican city In addition to serving as the spiritual leader of the roman catholic church, the pope holds full executive, legislative, and judicial authority over the world’s smallest independent nation.
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