The pontiff expressed sympathy and regret over the murders and wished for peace in the region after the tragic attack left over 40 people dead.

Pope Leo XIV pledged to work to “pursue the path of unity and fraternal charity” in a meeting in Castel Gandolfo with ...

The first American pope arrives at the papal summer retreat to work on his encyclical, with suggestions it should avoid ...

CBS News senior correspondent Norah O'Donnell is watching and waiting to see how Pope Leo XIV widens Francis' legacy of ...

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Oklahoma Roman Catholic leaders explore the commonalities between Pope Leo XIV and Blessed Stanley Rother, men who each ...

Beyond that, Leo has received plenty of invitations: Vice President JD Vance extended a Trump invitation to visit the U.S., but Leo demurred and offered a noncommittal “at some point.” ...

Pope Leo XIV: What to know about Chicago-born Robert Prevost Robert Prevost, the Chicago-born missionary, was elected the first pope from the United States in the history of the Catholic Church.

Pope Leo said on Thursday he hopes to travel to Turkey later this year for the 1,700th anniversary of a major Christian ...

Pakistan, June 22 -- VATICAN CITY - Pope Leo, the 14th leader of the Christian community, has called for an end to wars and urged humanity to seek peace following recent attacks on nuclear sites ...

The Pope’s paternal grandfather, Salvatore Giovanni Gaetano Riggitano (1876-1960), immigrated to the United States from Sicily in 1903 and became a teacher of Romance languages, particularly ...

Leo will disappear further this weekend when he begins a six-week vacation in his first break since his historic election May 8. Leo is resuming the papal tradition of escaping the Roman heat for the ...