Aug. 21 (UPI) -- Pope Leo XIV is expected to travel to Lebanon before the end of the year on his first international trip.

Pope Leo XIV said the shortage of priests is “a great misfortune” for the Catholic Church during an audience Aug. 25, the ...

There has been speculation over Leo's first international destination, as early papal trips often define the tone of a ...

Pope Leo XIV received the exiled president of the Nicaraguan bishops’ conference, Bishop Carlos Enrique Herrera Gutiérrez, ...

Leo XIV noted that, although the Catholic Church was not present at that first meeting, 'we stand with you today as fellow ...

I speak to your young, enthusiastic and generous consciences,” the pope said, “and I will tell you something you must hear, ...

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Catholic legislators are called to enact laws that reflect love of God and love of neighbor, Pope Leo XIV told an ...

In an earlier message, Leo also made an appeal for peace in Ukraine, entrusting the country to the Virgin Mary.

On Friday, Catholics have been called to pray and fast for people suffering in wars, including those in Gaza in the Holy Land ...

Support from the Catholic Church for the Palestinians in Gaza is “extremely powerful” for the war-torn people, according to ...

Pope Leo's approach to peace is both symbolic and practical, experts say. Why his latest call for fasting and prayer is ...