Of course the pontiff is well aware that there’s war not only in Ukraine. The conflicts already noted on the pontifical radar screen include Gaza and ... on Ukraine, Pope Francis appeared ...

In a heartfelt plea, the newly elected pope has cited the deaths of innocent children and called for an urgent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.

Leo's May 18 inauguration kicked off speculation about whether he would promote social justice, as Francis had. Pope ... peace" in Ukraine. On May 21, he addressed the crisis in Gaza during ...

The Holy Spirit "writes in our hearts before all else the commandment of love that the Lord has made the center and summit of ...

Since the start of the war in Ukraine ... pope accused NATO of “barking on Russia’s door.” Francis also renewed his “appeal for a ceasefire and the release of the Israeli hostages in Gaza ...

Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Prevost, was elected on May 8 during the second day of the papal conclave. He is the first American to serve as leader of the Catholic Church. In his first Urbi et Orbi ...

That’s been particularly true regarding Middle East affairs, because of Francis’s unceasing engagement with the condition of the embattled Palestinians of Gaza. Pope Francis’s steady focus ...

Pope Leo called for a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of all hostages in a May 28 general audience, following in the steps of his predecessor Pope Francis, who was both praised and criticized ...