In his first Sunday address, Leo called for a just and lasting peace in Ukraine and an immediate ceasefire and the release of hostages in Gaza.

Pope Leo XIV is expected to hold his first public audience with international journalists on Monday, a tradition that often offers further clues on how the new head of the Roman Catholic Church inten...

Cardinal Gerhard Mueller, a titan of the conservative bloc, said Monday he was very pleased with the election and expected that Leo would heal the divisions that escalated during Francis’ pontificate.