Pope Leo XIV holds his first general audience in St. Peter’s Square on Wednesday, issuing an appeal for Gaza, which he calls ...

Pope Leo XIV held his inaugural Mass in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday, May 18, 2025, drawing world leaders to Rome for the ...

The Vatican said that around 40,000 people were on hand for the audience, which came just days after an estimated 200,000 ...

Ukraine sees the new pontiff as an ally in the Vatican as Kyiv strives to bolster international pressure on Moscow to halt ...

Italian officials have confirmed that Pope Leo XIV is willing to host peace talks between Russia and Ukraine. The move would follow a long tradition of papal peacemaking diplomacy. Former Vatican ...

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that Russian leaders would present their terms for a ceasefire soon. Italian leader ...

Pope Leo XIV meets Ukraine's President Zelenskyy after the formal inauguration of his pontificate in St Peter's Square, at ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV, history’s first American pope, on Thursday made his first American bishop appointment as he ...

Pope Leo XIV urges peace in Ukraine, calling for negotiations and condemning war during his inaugural Mass at St Peter’s ...

Pope Leo XIV called on Wednesday, 21 May, for humanitarian aid to reach the Gaza Strip and for an end to the “heartbreaking” ...

Pope Leo XIV has called for a just and lasting peace in Ukraine and an immediate ceasefire in Gaza with the release of ...

"The Vatican, as represented by the Pope, has stated it would be very interested in hosting the negotiations. Let the process ...