Pope Leo XIV on Monday called for the release of imprisoned journalists and affirmed the ''precious gift of free speech and the press'' in an audience with some of the 6,000 journalists who descended ...

In just over 24 hours and after at least four separate ballots, 133 cardinals reached a historic consensus beneath the ...

Pope Leo, in his first address to the media, called on Monday for an end to a polarizing “war of words” made of partisan and ...

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy spoke by phone with newly elected Pope Leo XIV on Monday and said they discussed ...

He spoke in an audience with some of the 6,000 journalists who descended on Rome to cover his election as the first American pontiff.

Robert Francis Prevost from Chicago became Pope Leo XIV. He is the first American to hold the position. Donald Trump claimed ...

Pope Leo XIV has said called for an end to a polarising "war of words" as he hosted an audience with international media for ...

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As the first American leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV is in a great position to challenge Trump's un-Christlike ...

Over the past 60 years, dialogue turned to action for the common good and the sake of deep and trusting friendship between ...

Pope Leo holds first Vatican press conference after pleading ‘no more war’ - ...