The Vatican has a deep history of conflict mediation, with varying degrees of success. An effort by the pope to end the war ...

Vance, a Catholic convert, had led the US delegation to the formal Mass opening the pontificate of the first American pope.

Tens of thousands of well-wishers gathered for Leo XIV's inaugural mass at the Vatican, which sees him formally take up his ...

The meeting appeared part of an effort to reset relations with the Vatican after Pope Francis repeatedly criticized President ...

Pope Leo XIV has called for humanitarian aid to reach the Gaza Strip and for an end to the “heartbreaking” toll on its people ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV, history’s first American pope, on Thursday made his first American bishop appointment as he ...

Pope Leo XIV may have offered to host Russia-Ukraine peace talks at the Vatican, but neither the pope nor senior Vatican ...

U.S. Vice President JD Vance has extended an invitation to Pope Leo XIV to visit the United States during a meeting at the ...

Donald Trump announced that Russia and Ukraine will begin immediate ceasefire talks following his call with Vladimir Putin.

Referring to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, Trump said the discussion will focus on "stopping the bloodbath." ...

Optimism abounds in the early days of Pope Leo XIV’s papacy as it appears he could prove to be an important ally of Ukraine and its pursuit of a peace deal as its war with neighbouring Russia endures.