Pope Leo appealed on Wednesday for a ceasefire in Gaza and called on Israel and Hamas militants to completely respect ...

At the end of Wednesday’s general audience, Pope Leo XIV turned his attention to the people suffering the devastating ...

Pope Leo XIV's offer to host peace talks between Russia and Ukraine was motivated by a conviction that the two sides must ...

The Vatican has a deep history of conflict mediation, with varying degrees of success. An effort by the pope to end the war ...

Pope Leo XIV used his weekly audience with faithful on Wednesday to appeal for an end to the wars in Ukraine and Gaza.

Pope Leo called for a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of all hostages in a May 28 general audience, following in the steps of his predecessor Pope Francis, who was both praised and criticized for ...

The Pope is the only one capable of protecting these people,’ Ukraine’s top Catholic leader tells Leo XIV in personal Vatican ...

The initiative to have the Vatican mediate talks between Moscow and Kyiv could be an early test for Pope Leo XIV, who, in the past, has taken a more overtly pro-Ukrainian stance than his predecessor.

Pope Leo XIV has met with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy to discuss ending the war in Ukraine. Zelenskyy also met with US Vice President JD Vance ahead of talks between Donald Trump and ...

Pope Leo XIV has met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after his inaugural Mass in the Vatican, where he delivered a message of love and unity to a crowd of 200,000 pilgrims. “We thank the ...

Pope Leo XIV met JD Vance, the US vice-president, after calling for peace in “martyred Ukraine”. On Sunday morning, Mr Vance attended the inauguration Mass of Leo, the first pope from the ...