March 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa) One child was sitting on her mother’s lap. Another had just stepped outside his home. Another was picking almonds. The United Nations reports that at least 18 ...

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 conflict ...

Pope Leo XIV called for an immediate cease-fire in Ukraine and Gaza during his first Sunday blessing as pontiff. “I too address the world’s great powers by repeating the ever-present call ‘never again ...

VATICAN CITY — 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 ...

Pope Leo calls for 'authentic' peace in Ukraine Pontiff appeals for Gaza ceasefire, release of Israeli hostages Praises India-Pakistan ceasefire, calls for lasting accord 100,000 at St. Peter's for ...

ROME — Pope Leo XIV called for a ceasefire in Gaza and an end to the war in Ukraine on Sunday, in his first Sunday noon blessing as pontiff since his election. He spoke from the loggia of St. Peter's ...

SAUK RAPIDS, Minn. — At Saint Clare’s Monastery in Sauk Rapids, a portrait of Pope Francis still graces the wall. But soon, that space will honor a new spiritual leader: Pope Leo XIV, whose presence ...

Leo has a doctorate in the church’s canon law, which equips him for the task of ensuring existing church laws are applied to investigate cases and hold leaders accountable. The new pope is also ...