Pope Leo and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke together by phone today, June 4, for the first time, the Kremlin said.

“The failure of the Istanbul summit cannot and must not mark the end of efforts to stop the war,” he said. “The Holy See, ...

How will Leo’s formative three decades in the United States before life in Peru and Rome shape his church of 1.4 billion souls? Yes, the cardinals must be thinking an American could solve the Holy See ...

Pope Leo XIV, in a message to participants of an international bioethics conference, issued a call for scientists to ...

Pope Leo XIV praised a major bioethics summit in Rome for promoting science rooted in truth and respect for human dignity.

Nearly 2 million people, about 90% of Gaza's population, have been "displaced and living in overcrowded, unsafe conditions." ...

Pope Leo XIV's offer to host peace talks between Russia and Ukraine -- an offer Russia has turned down -- was motivated by a ...

Pope Leo XIV's offer to host peace talks between Russia and Ukraine was motivated by a conviction that the two sides must ...

In an interview with Vatican News, Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin calls international humanitarian law to be ...

Pope Leo XIV proposed the Vatican as a venue for peace talks between Ukraine and Russia. However, the Vatican is not acting ...

"A meeting between Russia and Ukraine, 'two Orthodox countries,' at a 'Catholic platform' would be 'somewhat uncomfortable.'" ...