Pope Leo XIV gave his first Easter blessing as pontiff on Sunday, calling for peace and urging the world not to grow indifferent to the deaths of tens of thousands in violent conflicts around the ...

Leo is a prominent sight for stargazers in April. Its famous sickle, punctuated by the bright star Regulus, draws many a beginning stargazer's eyes, inviting deeper looks into some of Leo's celestial ...

VATICAN CITY, April 2 (Reuters) - Pope Leo last May became the first U.S. leader of the global Catholic Church, but for the initial 10 months of his tenure he mostly avoided comment about his home ...

Pope Leo XIV on Thursday criticized those who “manipulate religion” for political and military gain amid a feud with President Trump. “Woe to those who manipulate religion and the very name of God for ...

Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Easter Mass as pontiff with a call Sunday to exercise hope against "the violence of war that kills and destroys," saying "we need this song of hope today" as ...

ROME (AP) — In his strongest words yet, Pope Leo XIV on Saturday denounced the "delusion of omnipotence" that is fueling the U.S.-Israel war in Iran and demanded political leaders stop and negotiate ...

In his first Holy Thursday as pontiff, Pope Leo washed the feet of 12 priests as part of the Catholic Church's events leading up to Easter Sunday. Pope Leo chose to wash the feet of the priests from ...

Pope Leo advised world leaders to end conflicts and turn to peace in his Easter address on April 5 in St. Peter's Square, his first since becoming pope in May 2025. The pope's speech came as the Iran ...

The pontiff’s Easter remarks follow a Palm Sunday homily in which he said God rejected the prayers of “those who wage war.” By Elisabetta Povoledo Reporting from Vatican City With war in the Middle ...

President Trump said Monday that he will not apologize for his criticism of Pope Leo XIV after calling him “weak” because the pope spoke out against the Iran war. Trump told reporters outside the Oval ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The pope appeared to reference Trump, 79, directly in a post on X early ...

Pope Leo XIV, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church, decried people who twist religion for military, economic or political benefit. "Jesus told us, blessed are the peacemakers. But woe to those who ...