This first year of a special commemoration in Italy gave Pope Leo a chance to repeat one of life's most important lessons: learn from the mistakes of the past.
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria has issued its sharpest condemnation yet of violence that is killing Nigerians of all faiths.
The Pope’s message for September 1 links war and ecological destruction, and calls for a conversion that goes deeper than policy.
Aid to the Church in Need is funding camps across Lebanon this year, reaching 7,465 children. The archbishop calls it “an act of cultural resistance.”
As the conflict in Lebanon continues and negotiations struggle, the president seeks support from the "spiritual father" of the Lebanese.
After the midday Angelus, Pope Leo spoke about the worsening situation in the Holy Land and Mideast region: "a heartfelt appeal for a return to negotiations"
The Vatican Secretary of State warns of escalation in Ukraine, calls for renewed Iran talks, and says the Holy See’s position on Gaza can be summed up in six words.
Pope Leo urged the faithful to make sure we are offering up "constant prayers" for all of the many people who are suffering and dying in conflicts around the world.
Pope Leo urged dialogue and encounter amid renewed suffering of innocent people, particularly in Ukraine and the Middle East.
Gathered in Rome for this year’s June consistory, cardinals tackled a delicate theme raised by Pope Leo XIV in his encyclical: Questioning "just war" theory.
The terminology is shifting toward proportionate defense, as the means and scope of war is so vastly different than in the times of St. Augustine.
Pope Leo celebrated Mass and spoke at the opening session for the consistory today. He said that "war is never worthy of humanity, and it is never blessed by God."
Aid to the Church in Need issues a statement of concern on the safety of Tyre's civilians and the historic Christian quarter of the city, one of Lebanon's largest and oldest Christian communities.
Prime Minister Mark Carney and Pope Leo XIV discussed the Pope's new encyclical, as well as the ongoing wars in Ukraine and the Middle East.
From AI to weapons to the words we use every day, Leo XIV builds his entire encyclical around a single, surprising verb.
Pope Leo will lead the Rosary from the Grotto of Lourdes in the Vatican Gardens. Various shrines around the world will participate. It's at 1 pm New York time.
"Where missiles and drones fall, hopes are crushed, homes and places of worship are destroyed, and innocent lives are cut short."
