Pope Leo XIV gave his first Easter blessing as pontiff on Sunday, calling for peace and urging the world not to grow indifferent to the deaths of tens of thousands in violent conflicts around the ...

At the Easter Sunday celebration in the Vatican’s St. Peter’s Square, Pope Leo XIV delivered a bracing message about the war in Iran: “Let those who have the power to unleash wars choose peace!” he ...

Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Easter Mass as pontiff with a call Sunday to exercise hope against "the violence of war that kills and destroys," saying "we need this song of hope today" as ...

MONACO (AP) — Pope Leo XIV urged residents of the principality of Monaco on Saturday to use their wealth and influence for good and reject the "idolatry of power and money" that is fueling wars around ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Easter Mass as pontiff with a call Sunday to lay down arms and seek peace to global conflicts through dialogue, but he departed from a tradition ...

Pope Leo XIV on Palm Sunday sharply condemned war and the use of religion to justify violence, saying during Mass in St. Peter’s Square that God “does not listen to the prayers of those who wage war.” ...

Pope Leo XIV chastised the world’s warmongers who are hiding behind religion as he prayed for Christians caught up in the violence of the Middle East and Ukraine during his first Palm Sunday homily.

ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV said Sunday that God doesn't listen to the prayers of those who make war or cite God to justify their violence, as he prayed especially for Christians in the Middle East ...

COMMENTARY: The Holy Father’s mission of unity, especially with regard to the Mass, would be a great accomplishment for the Catholic Church. Pope Leo XIV greeted the faithful after celebrating the ...

Prior to his historic election via conclave in May 2025, Pope Leo XIV was known as Cardinal Robert Prevost. The 70-year-old was born in Chicago, making him the first American to be elected to the ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV carried a wooden cross for all of the 14 stations of the Way of the Cross at the Colosseum on his first Good Friday as pontiff, marking the first time in decades that a pope ...

The first U.S.-born pontiff has consistently called for dialogue to resolve the war in the Middle East. He referred to Trump’s Iran threats as ‘truly unacceptable.’ By Ephrat Livni Pope Leo XIV, the ...