Eastern Christian communities erupted in celebration at the election of the new pontiff on May 8, but many wondered about ...

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa has underscored Pope Leo XIV's appeals for peace and to stop proliferation of weapons ...

When Louis Prevost’s younger brother, Robert, became an overnight sensation — named the first American to lead the Catholic ...

President Donald Trump embarked on a major overseas trip to the Middle East, landing in Saudi Arabia early Tuesday, where he ...

On top of the weighty tasks assumed by Pope Leo XIV upon his election as pontiff, the Middle East's most senior churchmen ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV vowed to take “every effort” Wednesday to work for peace in the Middle East and Ukraine and to actively promote the spirituality and traditions of the eastern rite ...

The Israeli military has been preparing for a major offensive in the Gaza Strip, which officials said would be launched if no hostage deal is reached with Hamas by the end of Trump’s visit to the ...

Pope Leo I tangled with Attila the Hun and won. Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne as the first Holy Roman Emperor. This is the ...

Former U.S. Asst. Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Barbara Leaf tells Becky Anderson that President Trump’s ...

Jumping straight into the geopolitical fray, the words of the U.S.-born pontiff are meant to single out Vladimir Putin — a ...