The Vatican has a deep history of conflict mediation, with varying degrees of success. An effort by the pope to end the war ...

As Pope Leo XIV is formally inaugurated, he vows to work for unity and peace at a time of polarization in the Catholic Church ...

The Vatican, which was largely sidelined during the first three years of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, has offered to host ...

The Pope is the only one capable of protecting these people,’ Ukraine’s top Catholic leader tells Leo XIV in personal Vatican ...

Pope Leo's messages and interactions – with a clear emphasis on both peace and justice, as well as dialogue – have already ...

Pope Leo XIV is calling for humanitarian aid to enter Gaza amid an Israeli blockade and also urging for peace in Ukraine and ...

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 ...

Pope Leo XIV is calling for humanitarian aid to enter Gaza amid an Israeli blockade and also urging for peace in Ukraine and Russia — even offering to host negotiations at the Vatican.

Pope Leo XIV held his inaugural Mass in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday, May 18, 2025, drawing world leaders to Rome for the second time in less than a month.Elected after the Easter Monday death of Pope ...

Ukraine's President Volodymr Zelenskyy walks by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Vice President JD Vance, and second lady Usha Vance prior to the inaugural Mass of Pope Leo XIV's pontificate in St ...

Rome — Pope Leo XIV and Vice President JD Vance met at the Vatican on Monday ahead of a flurry of U.S.-led diplomatic efforts aimed at making progress on a ceasefire in Russia's war in Ukraine.