said that the world's first pope from the United States actually appeared to be "a citizen of the world for rights and for peace". Whereas Francis sometimes ruffled feathers among global leaders ...

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 ...

Leo, born in Chicago, is the first U.S.-born pope. Leo quoted Pope Francis in denouncing the number ... and for humanitarian relief to be provided to the "exhausted civilian population and all ...

Before Leo, Pope Francis gained a reputation for his progressive reforms and for speaking on behalf of marginalized peoples who bear the consequences of global conflict and war launched by major ...

The first Latin American pope, Francis was unique in implicitly embracing some elements of liberation theology, a Catholic social justice movement that calls for the liberation of marginalized ...

Vice President JD Vance, one of the last foreign officials to meet Pope Francis before he died, led the U.S. delegation honoring the Chicago-born Pope Leo. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and ...

The pope’s global recognition allows him to speak with a singular force. As a figure who transcends national interests, he can nudge political leaders to act for the collective good. Francis ...

Leo officially opened his pontificate by taking his first popemobile tour through the piazza, a rite of passage that has become synonymous with the papacy’s global reach and media draw.

He quoted Pope Francis, his predecessor, who often referred to the current global wave of violence as “a third world war in pieces.” Leo was elected pope on Thursday, becoming the first ...

ROME — Pope Leo XIV called for a ceasefire in Gaza and an end to the war in Ukraine on Sunday, in his first Sunday noon blessing as pontiff since his election. He spoke from the loggia of St ...