Leo said in French: “The renewed prospect of your return to your native archipelago is an encouraging sign and a powerful symbol on the international stage: all peoples, even the smallest and weakest, ...

Pope Leo XIV has strongly affirmed the rights of the weakest against the ambitions of the powerful. He delivered the message ...

We can hope that the move does not undo one of the signature achievements of Pope Francis: He broke up the court atmosphere ...

Leo XIV noted that, although the Catholic Church was not present at that first meeting, 'we stand with you today as fellow ...

Pope Leo XIV asked people to fast Friday to pray for peace and justice in the Middle East and Ukraine, issuing a special ...

I ask all the faithful to spend Aug. 22 in fasting and prayer, asking the Lord to grant us peace and justice and to dry the tears of those who suffer because of the armed conflicts underway.” ...

When Pope Leo XIV surprised tens of thousands of young people at a recent Holy Year celebration with an impromptu popemobile romp around St. Peter’s Square, it almost seemed as if some of the informal ...

Pope Leo XIV receives the President of the Republic of Seychelles, Mr. Wavel Ramkalawan, in the Vatican on Friday. By Deborah ...

Framed city proclamation in-hand as a special VIP inside a Vatican auditorium, 34th Ward Alderman Conway became Chicago's ...

Pope Leo's approach to peace is both symbolic and practical, experts say. Why his latest call for fasting and prayer is ...

Archbishop Bernard Hebda sought Mary’s intercession Aug. 22 as he joined Pope Leo XIV and the world’s Catholics in asking the Lord to grant peace and justice in the world, particularly in Ukraine and ...

Pope Leo XIV is planning to visit Lebanon this year on his first foreign visit, the country's Catholic cardinal said, a trip ...