When President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire with Iran this past week, it came after a chorus of world leaders called for an end to the war. One of those voices belonged to Leo XIV, the ...

This week’s extraordinary consistory of cardinals — the second of Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate — aims to address criticisms made of the previous consistory that took place in January, but concerns ...

Several cardinals and bishops in Italy, England and Scotland are among those who have recently praised Leo XIV’s calls for peace after Trump’s criticism. Left: Pope Leo XIV delivers the homily during ...

As the papal conclave begins, diverse contenders from around the globe are considered, with a strong possibility of a new pope emerging from Africa or Asia. Cardinals electing a new pope will be cut ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — The first American-born pope may have brought Washington and Rome closer symbolically, but not necessarily politically, as tensions over peace and immigration continue to ...