The pontiff used an annual address to ambassadors to the Vatican to condemn countries that prioritized violence over ...

In his most explicitly pro-life speech to date, Pope Leo demands an end to abortion and surrogacy globally. Editor's Note: ...

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.

During his first extraordinary consistory on Jan. 7-8, a rare meeting that summons cardinals from around the world to Rome, ...

Pope Leo XIV announced plans for a second consistory in June, and pledged to hold such meetings annually — a move widely seen ...

Pope Leo XIV says he intends to bring the world’s Catholic cardinals together on an annual basis. He's indicating a new ...

The closed-door meeting comes as Leo inherits a deeply divided church and seeks to set the tone for his papacy by emphasizing ...

Pope Leo XIV, the Catholic Church's first ever American leader, appears to signal a more inclusive leadership style than his ...

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday opened a new phase of his pontificate by gathering the world’s cardinals to Rome ...

With Pope Leo closing the Holy Door on Jan. 6, marking the end of the Jubilee, a new era in his young pontificate has begun.

This is the text from Pope Leo XIV’s address Jan. 7, 2026, at the opening of the Extraordinary Consistory with the College of ...

Pope Leo XIV has asked cardinals to advise him on key priorities governing the Catholic Church for the next two years.