VATICAN CITY -- Celebrating Easter Sunday, Christianity's most joyous and hopeful day, Pope Francis prayed for peace in Ukraine and Syria and for an end to the terrorist attacks in Nigeria that have ...

Pope Leo XIV, history’s first American pope, appeared in St. Peter’s Square before 150,000 faithful and world leaders in Vatican City on May 18, 2025 Delegations representing countries from around the ...

Pope Leo XIV and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I reaffirm efforts to establish a common Easter date for all Christians during a joint declaration in Istanbul, as the Pope continues his visit to ...

The pope celebrated Mass with some 5,000 people, many foreign-born Catholics, in an intimate Istanbul arena on Nov. 29, his last full day in Turkey.

Leo XIV, the first ever American pope, condemned the exploitation of the poor and called for unity in the church during his inaugural Mass in St. Peter’s Square, an event attended by world leaders, ...

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Pope Leo XIV has taken aim at autocrats causing war and unrest across the globe, in his first speech after his inauguration as the head of the Catholic Church. Addressing hundreds of thousands of well ...

Pope Leo XIV will hold his inaugural Mass on Sunday in a ceremony expected to draw a uniquely large number of world leaders, dignitaries and religious figures to St. Peter's Square. The Mass will mark ...

The Archdiocese of Chicago celebrated the historic election of Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV on June 14 at Rate Field, home of the White Sox. The program included music, film, in-person testimonials and ...

Pope Leo will also celebrate a Mass for the soul of the late Pope Francis and deceased cardinals the following day. Pope Leo XIV prays during a Mass on Oct. 27, 2025, marking both the start of the ...

Pope Leo XIV visited Istanbul’s Blue Mosque and celebrated Mass on Saturday on the second day of his trip to Turkey as he stressed the need for Christian unity. Leo was following in the footsteps of ...