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 ...

The Pope’s remarks come amid renewed Israeli military activity in Gaza following the collapse ... religious and political role of the Vatican in the defence of just causes” and added that ...

Pope Leo XIV held his first Sunday noon prayers in Saint Peter's Square on the weekend, calling for peace in Ukraine and Gaza ...

Here’s a look at some of the leading papal contenders, with the proviso that favorites don’t typically end up getting the nod ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of Chicago has been elected pope, becoming the first American to lead the Roman Catholic ...

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

The pope also said he was “profoundly saddened” by the war in Gaza, calling for an immediate ... a cardinal to take up a senior Vatican role two years ago. Leo’s first Sunday address ...

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

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

The most immediate task for Francis's successor is to continue the works of the synod on synodality, the major assembly that, ...

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