Ukraine’s capital has come under a large-scale combined drone and missile attack, with explosions and machine gun fire heard throughout the city.

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

The US and European leaders are placing their hopes in the Vatican to engage Russia and Ukraine in peace talks, after ...

Russia and Ukraine have no direct peace talks scheduled, the Kremlin said Thursday, nearly a week after their first ...

Amid this ongoing conflict, a new figure has stepped forward with an offer that could change the course of events. Pope ...

Whether or not Russia and Ukraine peace talks actually take place at the Vatican, the mere suggestion it could play host ...

Father Michelis describes the new pope as a balanced, missionary-minded leader with deep roots in Latin America, who like Leo XIII, is committed to social justice, Church unity, and global peace.

The Vatican has a deep history of conflict mediation, with varying degrees of success. An effort by the pope to end the war ...

Cardinal Pietro Parolin received the Path to Peace Award at a May 19 gala dinner in New York, having addressed ...

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, center, leaves after concelebrating Mass with the College of Cardinals inside the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican the day after his election as 267th pontiff of the Roman ...

US Vice President JD Vance invites Pope Leo XIV to visit the US, presenting a letter from President Trump during a meeting at ...

Pope Leo's messages and interactions – with a clear emphasis on both peace and justice, as well as dialogue – have already ...