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Gatherers in St. Peters Square held up giant “Happy birthday” banners, in English, Italian and Spanish, balloons and congratulatory signs.
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Breitbart News
Pope Leo Thanks God, Family, and the Prayerful on 70th Birthday ↗ (opens Breitbart News) Published Sep 13, 2025
Breitbart News's feed description Pope Leo XIV marked his 70th birthday on Sunday by thanking God, his parents and all those who prayed for him. | London / Europe
Wfmy News 2
Pope Leo XIV turns 70 and thanks God, his parents and all those who prayed for him ↗ (opens Wfmy News 2) Published Sep 13, 2025
Wfmy News 2's feed description Gatherers in St. Peters Square held up giant “Happy birthday” banners, in English, Italian and Spanish, balloons and congratulatory signs.
CBS News
Pope Leo XIV, the youngest pope in four decades, celebrates his 70th birthday at the Vatican ↗ (opens CBS News) Published Sep 13, 2025
CBS News's feed description Pope Leo XIV has marked his 70th birthday by thanking God, his parents and all those who prayed for him.
New York Post
Pope Leo celebrates 70th birthday thanking his parents, credits White Sox-Cubs rivalry for teaching him diplomacy ↗ (opens New York Post) Published Sep 13, 2025
New York Post's feed description Pope Leo XIV celebrated his 70th birthday Sunday by thanking his parents -- and mused about how growing up in a Chicago household of Cubs and White Sox fans prepared him for navigating global diplomacy.
Deutsche Welle
Pope Leo thanks God, parents, well-wishers on 70th birthday – DW ↗ (opens Deutsche Welle) Published Sep 13, 2025
Deutsche Welle's feed description Catholic faithful have gathered at the Vatican's St Peter's Square to celebrate Pope Leo's 70th birthday. Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni also paid tribute to the US-born pontiff.
Aleteia
Pope Leo thanks thousands of well-wishers on birthday ↗ (opens Aleteia) Published Sep 13, 2025
Aleteia's feed description "I give thanks to the Lord and to my parents; and I thank all those who have remembered me in their prayers. Many thanks to everyone!"