The temporary chimney atop the Sistine Chapel released a plume of white smoke on Thursday evening local time, signaling that ...

Known affectionately as "Apu Ambo" -- "Apu" meaning respected elder and "Ambo" being his diminutive nickname -- the ...

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

Leo urged an end to the ongoing wars in Ukraine and the Middle East. "I carry in my heart the suffering of the beloved ...

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

It was the first time that Leo had returned to the loggia since he first appeared to the world on Thursday evening following ...

Pope Leo XIV called for a ceasefire in Gaza and an end to the war in Ukraine on Sunday, in his first Sunday noon blessing as pontiff since his election.

Pope Leo XIV called for a just and lasting peace in Ukraine and an immediate ceasefire in Gaza with the release of hostages and delivery of humanitarian aid in his first Sunday noon blessing as ...

The Holy See Press Office confirmed on Monday that the two leaders had spoken after the pope expressed concern for Ukraine ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has invited the new Pope Leo XIV to visit the country after holding his first phone ...

"I spoke with Pope Leo XIV. It was our first conversation, but already a very warm and truly substantive one," reported ...