VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV, history’s first American pope, on Thursday made his first American bishop appointment as he ...

An American rabbi has voiced optimism for Catholic-Jewish relations after the election of Pope Leo XIV, saying his ...

Pope Leo XIV called for Israel to lift its blockade on humanitarian aid into Gaza during his first General Audience.

Pope Leo XIV is calling for humanitarian aid to enter Gaza amid an Israeli blockade and also urging for peace in Ukraine and Russia — even offering to host negotiations at the Vatican.

Calling the hunger crisis in the war-torn territory “heart-rending,” the pope used his first general audience to highlight the issue.

Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday appealed for Israel to allow humanitarian aid to enter Gaza, calling the situation in the ...

The new pontiff's comments, in line with his position on global conflict, come as Israel begins allowing a trickle of aid in ...

Newly inaugurated Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday made an appeal to end hostility in Gaza and called for humanitarian aid to enter ...

Pope Leo XIV, at the conclusion of his first general audience, renewed his appeal for humanitarian aid to reach Gaza, and ...

We are in the place where Jesus was born, and it is imperative that every person in the world who loves Jesus to help the ...

Vice President JD Vance shuffled between presidents and prime ministers this week, tending to complicated relationships with ...