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

Pope Leo XIV, history’s first American pope, has vowed to work for unity so that the Catholic Church becomes a sign of peace ...

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

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

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

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

Pope Leo XIV, the first American leader of the Catholic Church, previously known as Robert Francis Prevost, gave his first Sunday blessing as pope and called for peace in the Ukraine-Russia ...

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

The themes of Pope Leo XIV's speech seemed to suggest he would have continuity with his predecessor Pope Francis.

VATICAN CITY — Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio held their first formal meeting with Pope Leo ... U.S. initiatives are in harmony with the Vatican’s call for peace ...