Pope Leo prayed for peace at the statue of the Madonna near the Spanish Steps in Rome, kicking off the Christmas season.

Pope Leo XIV embraces a Roman tradition by praying for peace at a statue of the Madonna near the Spanish Steps ...

Pope Leo XIV got into the Christmas spirit Monday by taking part in a very Roman papal tradition: praying for peace at a ...

Pope Leo XIV participated in Roman holiday traditions by praying for peace at the Madonna statue near the Spanish Steps.

Pope Leo XIV wrapped up his visit to Turkey on Sunday before heading to Lebanon, where he aimed to bring a message of hope to its long-suffering people and bolster a crucial Christian community in the ...

BEIRUT — Pope Leo XIV challenged Lebanon’s political leaders on Sunday to be true peacemakers and put their differences aside, as he sought to give Lebanon’s long-suffering people a message of hope ...

DALLAS — A priest traveled thousands of miles away from his North Texas parish with a special request of Pope Leo XIV. Father Paolo Capra of St. Augustine Catholic Church in Dallas' Pleasant Grove ...

Pope Leo XIV has made his first visit to a mosque since his election, and while he removed his shoes as a sign of respect, he did not appear to pray. On Saturday, Leo went to the Blue Mosque in ...

IZNIK, Turkey —On the second day of his inaugural foreign trip, Pope Leo XIV visited the site where early Christian leaders met 1,700 years ago for the First Council of Nicaea — the gathering that ...

Pope Leo meets President Erdogan at start of first overseas trip Leo visiting Turkey and Lebanon from November 27 to December 2 Pope says 'the future of humanity is at stake' amid conflicts Leo ...

ISTANBUL—After a low-profile start to his pontificate, Pope Leo XIV is stepping into the limelight. The first American pope began his first foreign trip on Thursday, meeting Turkish leaders in Ankara.