Happily, Pope Leo looks set to follow the lead of his predecessor: offering respect to other faiths (even to atheists); elevating women’s roles in the church; denouncing war and the Gaza catastrophe; ...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said his administration is committed to building bridges across belief, race, and continent-for peace, for progress, and for all of humanity.In a post on his X handle ...

Over 300,000 Christians marched through the streets of Rio de Janeiro in the March for Jesus, praying for world peace. The ...

Pope Leo XIV held his inaugural Mass in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday, May 18, 2025, drawing world leaders to Rome for the ...

Ukraine and Russia exchanged 307 prisoners Saturday in the second stage of a massive prisoner swap, a rare moment of ...

AND no one else, not even Leo himself. But Vatican watchers, prelates, priests and press, even prophecy followers, are making ...

THE election of Cardinal Robert Prevost, a 69-year-old Augustinian missionary to Peru, as pope on May 8 was a signal to all ...

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on May 24 cast doubt on the Vatican as a possible venue for future peace talks with ...

Pope Leo XIV offered to host or facilitate peace talks between warring parties in pursuit of global peace, but Moscow has ...

Pope Leo XIV holds his first general audience in St. Peter’s Square on Wednesday, issuing an appeal for Gaza, which he calls ...

The Election of Pope Leo XIV delighted and surprised many Catholics and non-Catholics alike. His first words before he gave ...