Coverage dated September 13, 2025

Pope Leo XIV turns 70 and thanks God, his parents and all those who prayed for him

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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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  1. Breitbart News

    Pope Leo Thanks God, Family, and the Prayerful on 70th Birthday (opens Breitbart News)

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    Pope Leo XIV marked his 70th birthday on Sunday by thanking God, his parents and all those who prayed for him. | London / Europe

  2. Wfmy News 2

    Pope Leo XIV turns 70 and thanks God, his parents and all those who prayed for him (opens Wfmy News 2)

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    Gatherers in St. Peters Square held up giant “Happy birthday” banners, in English, Italian and Spanish, balloons and congratulatory signs.

  3. CBS News

    Pope Leo XIV, the youngest pope in four decades, celebrates his 70th birthday at the Vatican (opens CBS News)

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    Pope Leo XIV has marked his 70th birthday by thanking God, his parents and all those who prayed for him.

  4. New York Post

    Pope Leo celebrates 70th birthday thanking his parents, credits White Sox-Cubs rivalry for teaching him diplomacy (opens New York Post)

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    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.

  5. Deutsche Welle

    Pope Leo thanks God, parents, well-wishers on 70th birthday – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    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.

  6. Aleteia

    Pope Leo thanks thousands of well-wishers on birthday (opens Aleteia)

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    "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!"

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