Pope Leo XIV gave his first blessing as pontiff this Sunday. In his speech, he called for a just and lasting peace in Ukraine ...

(AP video: Dario Artale/ Production: Maria Grazia Murru) Faithful wave flags from the United States as they wait for Pope Leo XIV to appear at the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica for his first ...

Tens of thousands of faithful Catholics gathered in St. Peter’s Square to watch Pope Leo XIV deliver the first Sunday ...

Faithful react to Pope Leo's first Sunday blessing in St. Peter's Sqaure - Tens of thousands of faithful Catholics gathered ...

The first American pope started the day by taking his first tour through the piazza in the popemobile. The open-topped ...

Pope Leo XIV, the first American leader of the Catholic Church, previously known as Robert Francis Prevost, gave his first Sunday blessing as pope and called for peace in the Ukraine-Russia ...

NCR readers respond to stories about early reactions to Pope Leo, St. Isidore's Catholic Virtual School in Oklahoma and ...

Pope Leo XIV, in his inaugural Sunday blessing, passionately appealed for peace in Ukraine and Gaza, urging an immediate ...

The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, attended Pope Leo XIV's Mass of Inauguration on Sunday, May 18, ...

"To be called 'woke' in a world that sleeps through suffering is no insult - it is Gospel," a meme featuring the quote read.

Discover the reaction of Arkansas Catholics to the historic appointment of Pope Leo XIV, the first American-born pope in the ...