In a moment reminiscent of Pope John Paul II's 1978 installation Mass, the new pope said, in Italian, "Be not afraid! Welcome the call of the church and of Christ the Lord." ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV called for a genuine and just peace in Ukraine and an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, in his first ...

Around 10:00 hours, shouts of jubilation began to be heard under the Charlemagne Wing of the San Pedro Colonnade. Pope Leo XIV prayed in Latin the Regina Coeli prayer from the balcony of St. Peter's ...

Pope Leo XIV called for an end to war in the world as he greeted crowds from the balcony of St Peter’s Basilica on Sunday, in his second official public appearance since becoming the leader of the ...

Robert Prevost, the Chicago-born missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and took over the Vatican’s powerful office of bishops, was elected the first pope from the United States in the ...

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 ...

Pope Leo also celebrated Mother’s Day as jubilee bands and thousands of pilgrims created a festive atmosphere in St. Peter’s ...

I, too, address the world's great powers by repeating the ever-present call: ‘never again war,’” Leo said from the loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica.

Pope Leo XIV called for peace in Ukraine and Gaza in his first Sunday noon blessing as the new pope. ‘Never again war,’ he ...

Pope Leo XIV celebrated Mass on Sunday near the tomb of St. Peter, hours before he was to deliver his first Sunday noon ...

The new pope said he would be guided by a key document that his predecessor wrote listing the church’s priorities, including ...