Pope Leo appealed on Wednesday for a ceasefire in Gaza and called on Israel and Hamas militants to completely respect international humanitarian law.

Addressing pilgrims at the end of Wednesday’s general audience, the pontiff lamented that “the Church is brokenhearted at the ...

Perhaps my most vivid memory of Pope Francis was how he acted after Hamas’ attack on Israelis and Israel’s retaliation on the Palestinians. I read that on the day after the attack, ...

It is the duty of all countries to initiate “paths of reconciliation,” the pontiff said, urging the warring parties to appeal to “reason.”The post Pope Leo pleads with Israeli, Iranian ...

Pope Leo XIV called on world leaders to reject the temptation to use “powerful and sophisticated weapons,” as President ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV made his first appointment of a Chinese bishop under the Vatican’s 2018 agreement with ...

Pope Leo XIV urges a Gaza cease-fire, mourning parents' grief and rising civilian deaths. At his audience, he also renewed ...

As Israel continued its airstrikes in Iran, and Iran launched drones, Pope Leo welcomed Lebanese President Joseph Aoun to the Vatican.

Israel’s ambassador to the Holy See has defended the country’s new military offensive in Iran as a service to peace and ...