In his first Christmas Eve homily as pope, Leo said that Christmas invites us to look below to “find the Savior” instead of ...

Dec. 12 (UPI) --Pope Leo XIV urged Italy's intelligence officials on Friday to ground national security in ethical principles and cautioned that efforts to preserve peace must not trump human dignity ...

In naming Bishop Hicks for this high-profile post, Pope Leo chose a man whom he already knew; they met in 2024 when the ...

Five years after losing her daughter in a devastating chemical explosion at Beirut's port, Nelly El Helou said Pope Leo's ...

ISTANBUL, Turkey (RNS) — Pope Leo spoke about the themes of peace and unity that guided his papal visits to Turkey and Lebanon, affirming the Holy See’s commitment to dialogue in Ukraine and in the ...

Pope Leo XIV has begun conversations with U.S. President Donald Trump and Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about the need to halt violence and seek solutions in the Middle East, the pope ...

Dec. 9 (UPI) --Pope Leo XIV hosted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Castel Gandolfo on Tuesday, offering prayers for the safe return of Ukrainian prisoners of war and children. The two met at ...

The wide-ranging news conference also touched on Ukraine, the Catholic Church in Germany, and the papal election, among other topics. Pope Leo XIV speaks with reporters on his flight from Beirut to ...

Pope Leo XIV answers a question from a journalist aboard his flight back to Rome from Lebanon, Dec. 2, 2025. Credit: CNS photo/Lola Gomez In a short press conference on the flight from Beirut to Rome ...

Cardinal Baldassare Reina, Vicar General of Rome and Archpriest of the Basilica of St. John Lateran, presides over the ...

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met today with Pope Leo XIV in Castel Gandolfo, Sky News reported. According to some media reports, Zelenskyy has already left the Villa Barberini in Castel Gandolfo ...

In a world increasingly fractured by weapons, military blocs, and threats of force, Pope Leo XIV has stepped forward with a blunt warning: violence wins nothing, neither for nations nor for humanity.