Pope Leo made an appeal for a world free from antisemitism, prejudice, oppression and persecution Wednesday before linking the message to International Holocaust Remembrance Day, which was observed ...

The direction of the Leonine pontificate is still not yet clear, but the consistory of cardinals last week gave some further indications. Pope Leo XIV intends to continue in the direction of his ...

The pontiff used an annual address to ambassadors to the Vatican to condemn countries that prioritized violence over diplomacy to achieve their goals. By Motoko Rich and Elisabetta Povoledo Reporting ...

Palestinians pass along a street surrounded by buildings destroyed during Israeli air and ground operations in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood, in Gaza City, Dec. 30, 2025. (Credit: Abdel Kareem ...

(CNN) — Pope Leo XIV has said the prohibition on countries violating one another’s borders has been “completely undermined,” in an important speech to diplomats gathered in the Vatican. The first ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday opened a new phase of his pontificate by gathering the world’s cardinals to Rome and asking them to advise him on key priorities for the next two years. They ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday opened a new phase of his pontificate by gathering the world’s cardinals to Rome and indicating some reform-minded priorities by calling the modernizing ...

(The Hill) — Pope Leo XIV on Sunday underscored the importance of safeguarding Venezuelan sovereignty after U.S. forces captured President Nicolás Maduro and took control of the country’s governance.

Pope Leo XIV called for Venezuela to remain an independent country, backing respect for human rights around the world a day after the United States conducted an early morning strike in Venezuela and ...

(RNS) — The pope asked that the sovereignty of Venezuela be respected and that special attention be paid to protecting the poor in the country. (RNS) — Closing his weekly Angelus prayer on Sunday (Jan ...

Pope Leo XIV said he was watching developments in Venezuela with “a soul full of concern,” urging that the good of the Venezuelan people prevail and human and civil rights be upheld as the country ...

American-born Pope Leo XIV used his first Christmas Day message to call for an end to hostilities across the globe during an address in front of tens of thousands gathered in St. Peter’s Square in ...