V ATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV, history’s first American pope, vowed Sunday to work for unity so that the Catholic Church becomes a symbol of peace in the world, offering a message of ...

For that reason, the question of whether Pope Leo will be conservative ... or Christianity may see in the selection of a new pope a symbol of meaning beyond this world, of a greater good that ...

Leo made no mention of hostages taken by Hamas from southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, as Francis usually did when praying for Gaza. Zelenskyy, who later had a formal audience with Leo, thanked him ...