Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Pope Leo XIV wave to journalists during their meeting in Castel Gandolfo, 9 July, 2025© AP Photo Pope Leo XIV leads the Mass for the Care of Creation ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) -- Pope Leo XIV has taken over the Vatican's official social media handles, with a first Instagram post on Tuesday repeating the fir ...

Pope Leo XIV called for a genuine and just peace in Ukraine and an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, in his first Sunday noon blessing as pontiff that featured some symbolic gestures suggesting a message ...

BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 8. New Pope Leo XIV has called for world peace in his first address after being elected, Trend reports. "May there be peace with you all. May it be in the whole world," he said, ...

VATICAN CITY—Pope Leo XIV urged the warring sides in the Israel-Iran war to “reject the logic of bullying and revenge” and choose a path of dialogue and diplomacy to reach peace as he ...

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday and thanked him for the Vatican’s efforts to help return children taken by Russia. Both he and Leo suggested the Vatican ...

VATICAN CITY: Pope Leo told visiting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday (Jul 9) that the Vatican is willing to host Russia-Ukraine peace talks, the Vatican said in a statement ...

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Leo XIV, the first American to head the global Catholic Church, pledged on Wednesday to make "every effort" for peace and offered the Vatican as a mediator in global ...

The cardinal noted that Pope Leo XIV “is widely expected” to pay a visit to South Korea for World Youth Day in 2027. You is the first Korean prefect of the Dicastery for the Clergy at the Vatican.

The pope also held a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on June 4, during which the Vatican said Leo had asked Putin to take concrete steps to end Russia's three-year war on Ukraine.