World / Pope Leo XIV has echoed his predecessor’s urgent call for an end to the assault that has killed more than 52,000 ...

Known affectionately as "Apu Ambo" -- "Apu" meaning respected elder and "Ambo" being his diminutive nickname -- the ...

Born in the U.S., forged in Peru, chosen in Rome, Leo XIV will helm a church facing debt, division and decline ...

Pope Leo XIV called for a ceasefire in Gaza, the return of all hostages and peace in Ukraine during his first Sunday noon ...

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The new Pope Leo XIV has the best wishes of all Irish people, Taoiseach Micheal Martin has said. Mr Martin said the election ...

and called on him to pursue the “peace efforts” of his predecessor Francis. The PA chairman highlighted the “importance of the moral, religious and political role of the Vatican in the ...

Archbishop John C. Wester said he was 'shocked' at the election of Robert Prevost, the first pope from the U.S. in the ...

Donald Trump hailed the election as a 'great honor' for the United States as Pope Leo, 69, becomes the first American pontiff ...

Irish premier Micheal Martin and Northern Ireland’s First Minister Michelle O’Neill have also congratulated the new pontiff.

The United States was often deemed too powerful — militarily, diplomatically, and even culturally — for one of its own to control one of the world’s most influential seats of moral authority: the ...

Much remains to be known about Pope Leo, who is seen as a centrist. The Illinois native has dual citizenship from the U.S.