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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Pope Leo XIV presided over his first Easter Vigil Mass at St. Peter's ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

In March 2026, a rumor circulated online that Pope Leo XIV called U.S. President Donald Trump "a vicious, old b***** draining America's soul" during a live TV broadcast. For example, on March 14, a ...

Editor’s note: This article was originally delivered as the keynote address at a Feb. 20-21 conference held at Christendom College on the theme “Eternity in Time: Thinking With the Church Through ...

Pope Leo XIV said Sunday that God cannot be used to justify violence or war, warning that “God cannot be enlisted by darkness.” The Pope made the remarks March 15 during a pastoral visit to the Parish ...