Recapping some of the most talked-about news this week from the nation and around the world – in case you missed it.

AND no one else, not even Leo himself. But Vatican watchers, prelates, priests and press, even prophecy followers, are making ...

THE election of Cardinal Robert Prevost, a 69-year-old Augustinian missionary to Peru, as pope on May 8 was a signal to all ...

Pope Leo XIV held his inaugural Mass in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday, May 18, 2025, drawing world leaders to Rome for the ...

Pope Leo XIV holds his first general audience in St. Peter’s Square on Wednesday, issuing an appeal for Gaza, which he calls ...

After meeting Pope Leo XIV Friday, several European bishops said one primary joint concern was the exclusion of the European ...

Pope Leo XIV offered to host or facilitate peace talks between warring parties in pursuit of global peace, but Moscow has ...

Pope Leo, the first US-born pontiff, has said soon after his election that the Vatican can act as a mediator in global ...

Pope Leo XIV urges Israel to allow aid delivery to the people of Gaza. He continues the struggle initiated by the late Pope Francis.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on May 24 cast doubt on the Vatican as a possible venue for future peace talks with ...

The Tinubu administration now faces the task of translating this diplomatic capital into concrete gains through partnerships.

Pope Leo XIV’s emphasis on faith in the risen Christ is fundamental for the Church, particularly in Europe, Italian Cardinal ...