Following the Regina Caeli prayer, Pope Leo XIV entrusts Chinese Christians to the Virgin Mary, praying that they might be witnesses of “hope and peace.” The Pope’s thoughts also turn to those suffering from the conflict in the Holy Land. Vatican News Following the Regina Caeli prayer on Sunday, the Pope marked the World Day…
ROME—Not since Napoleon has a political leader taken on the pope as openly as President Trump. Like Pope Pius VII, who ultimately outlasted the French emperor, Pope Leo XIV is proving a challenging opponent for the president. Pope Leo XIV has said he would keep speaking out against the Iran war. The mild-mannered pontiff from…
The first American Pontiff is skipping a visit to his home country in the first year of his papacy. The Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV has not visited the United States since assuming the papacy last year, and it appears that American Catholics will have to wait a little longer. The Holy See Press Office confirmed…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Pope Leo XIV has announced a pro-immigration pastor as bishop of Palm Beach, Florida, which is home to President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago. On Friday, Pope Leo named Rev. Manuel de Jesús Rodríguez, pastor of Our Lady of Sorrows Parish in Queens, New York, as the new bishop…
Pope Leo XIV called for an end to hostilities in Lebanon and new approaches for peace in the Middle East before returning to Rome on Tuesday, ending his inaugural visit abroad as pontiff. Pope Leo XIV speaks to journalists about his election and US-Venezuela relations, aboard a flight to Rome at the end of his…
ROME – Pope Leo XIV on Thursday called on world leaders to show responsibility as he urged the international community to focus on the multitudes across the globe who face hunger, wars and misery. Addressing the World Food Day global ceremony that also marked the 80th anniversary of the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization at…
Published on: Oct 05, 2025 09:26 pm IST Pope Leo XIV urges commitment to peace in Gaza following Hamas’s positive response to Trump’s peace plan. Pope Leo XIV on Sunday praised the “significant progress” towards peace in Gaza, again calling for a ceasefire in the devastated Palestinian territory and the release of Israeli hostages. Pope…
For the first time since being elected in May, Pope Leo XIV waded into U.S. politics Tuesday, criticizing those who say they’re against abortion but support the death penalty, saying that’s “not really pro-life.” Leo, a Chicago native, was asked late Tuesday about plans by Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich to give a lifetime achievement award to Illinois…