The pontiff used an annual address to ambassadors to the Vatican to condemn countries that prioritized violence over diplomacy to achieve their goals. By Motoko Rich and Elisabetta Povoledo Reporting ...

Pope Leo XIV has said the prohibition on countries violating one another’s borders has been “completely undermined,” in an important speech to diplomats gathered in the Vatican. The first United ...

Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday closed out the Vatican’s 2025 Holy Year by denouncing today’s consumerist and anti-foreigner sentiment, capping a Jubilee that saw some 33 million pilgrims flock to Rome and a ...

ROME — Some cardinals and faithful who have a devotion to the traditional Roman rite have expressed concern that the liturgy appears to be sidelined in the extraordinary consistory currently underway ...

Pope Leo XIV condemned the weakening of international multilateralism and the increased use of force in a speech to diplomats at the Vatican on Friday. He also said states should respect fundamental ...

Pope Leo XIV holds his weekly general audience in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026. Credit: AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino “War is back in vogue, and a zeal for war is spreading ...

Pope Leo XIV directly enlisted the ongoing support of the world's cardinals after two days of meetings that served as a reset of the delicate relationship between the head of the Catholic Church and ...

Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass with the Cardinals gathered at St. Peter's Basilica for his first Extraordinary Consistory in Vatican City on January 8, 2026. Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass with the ...