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 urged prayers for China's Catholics to remain united with the Holy See. Continuing the work of his predecessors, ...

In his first major foreign policy address, Pope Leo XIV focused on the three words he considers the aim of Vatican diplomacy: ...

Pope Leo XIV held his inaugural Mass in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday, May 18, 2025, drawing world leaders to Rome for the ...

Pope Leo XIV met with U.S. Vice President JD Vance on the morning of May 19. The private audience came a day after the pope’s ...

By Christopher Wells “The election of a new Pope is an occasion of renewal, not only for Catholics, but for all who seek a ...

U.S. Vice President JD Vance presented Pope Leo XIV with a personalized Chicago Bears jersey during a Vatican meeting, ...

Pope Leo XIV will hold similar general audiences almost ... The pope has always had a gift for diplomacy and working peacefully with all kinds of people, said his oldest brother, 73-year-old ...

Italian officials have confirmed that Pope Leo XIV is willing to host peace talks between Russia and Ukraine. The move would follow a long tradition of papal peacemaking diplomacy. Former Vatican ...

Ukraine sees the new pontiff as an ally in the Vatican as Kyiv strives to bolster international pressure on Moscow to halt ...

Trump proposed in a statement on social media that Pope Leo XIV host delegations in Vatican City and play a mediating role in ...