Making the first state visit of his papacy, Pope Leo XIV met Italian President Sergio Mattarella and spoke of common concerns, including war, migration, ecology and Italy's declining birthrate. "In a ...

So much has been discussed in recent months about dress code on the occasion of the funeral of Pope Francis and the subsequent mass at the beginning of the pontificate. Dictating the line at the time ...

Pope Leo XIV met with Italian President Sergio Mattarella at the Quirinal Palace in Rome on Tuesday, highlighting the strong ties between the two states and the need to work toward lasting peace in ...

Pope Leo XIV has thanked Italy for its efforts to combat human trafficking but urged the country to remain open to welcoming and integrating migrants ROME -- ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV thanked Italy on ...

The Texas bishop on the front lines of the U.S. immigration crackdown met Wednesday with Pope Leo XIV, bringing him a packet of letters from immigrant families "terrorized" by fear that they and their ...

Pope Leo XIV's first papal trip abroad will be to Turkey and Lebanon Nov. 27-Dec. 2, the Vatican press office announced. The trip was built around Pope Francis' promise to join Orthodox Ecumenical ...

CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy — Pope Leo XIV said on Tuesday his first foreign trip, to Turkey and Lebanon next month, would provide a historic opportunity to promote Christian unity while bringing a message ...

CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (AP) — Pope Leo XIV said Tuesday his first foreign trip, to Turkey and Lebanon next month, would provide a historic opportunity to promote Christian unity while bringing a ...

Oct. 7 (UPI) --Pope Leo XIV will visit Turkey and Lebanon in late November, his first foreign trip, the Vatican announced Tuesday. Leo will visit Turkey Nov. 27-30, then go to Lebanon until Dec. 2, a ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV will visit Turkey and Lebanon next month on the first foreign trip of his papacy, the Vatican announced on Tuesday. The trip offers a symbolically important gesture to ...

The choice signals that Pope Leo XIV aims to press for peace in the Middle East and show support for Christians in the region. By Elisabetta Povoledo Reporting from Rome The Vatican announced on ...

ROME – The Vatican on Tuesday officially confirmed Pope Leo’s first papal trip to Turkey and Lebanon at the end of November and beginning of December, a trip that could have significant implications ...