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 and US VP Vance met at the Vatican in a key meet ahead of US-led diplomatic initiatives aimed at advancing a ...

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

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

Pope Leo XIV, the first American leader of the Catholic Church, pledges peace efforts and offers the Vatican as a mediator in ...

Robert Prevost, the Chicago-born missionary, was elected the first pope from the United States in the history of the Catholic ...

Jumping straight into the geopolitical fray, the words of the U.S.-born pontiff are meant to single out Vladimir Putin — a ...

Though only days into his papacy, Pope Leo XIV has given war-weary Ukrainians reason to hope that Russia's aggression against their nation -- now in its 11th year -- can be ended through a just peace.

Pope Leo XIV, the first American to hold the position, received a letter from US President Donald Trump, expressing hopes for his visit. The Pope reciprocated with symbolic gifts, emphasizing peace ...

Five Catholic Philadelphians share their assessment of the greatest challenges Pope Leo XIV confronts in these early days of ...