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

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

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

Speaking about the Vatican's proposal to serve as a platform for the next round of negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, the Russian top diplomat spoke against "wasting efforts in order to work out ...

It is too early to assess the benefits of an Australia-EU defense agreement to each side when so much hinges on the details.

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 ...

"The agreement about swapping the prisoners in a ‘1,000 for 1,000’ format must become the first step," Andrey Yermak said ...

President Tinubu’s presence at the Vatican transcends merely ticking diplomatic boxes. It proves that Nigeria is not governed ...

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 ...