Pope Leo XIV has visited Istanbul’s Blue Mosque, emphasizing Christian unity during his trip to Turkey Pope Leo XIV visited Istanbul’s Blue Mosque and celebrated Mass on Saturday on the second day of ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV on Saturday accepted the resignation of an ailing Spanish bishop who is under church investigation for allegedly sexually abusing a young seminarian in the 1990s, the first ...

Pope Leo XIV is on his first foreign trip to Turkey and later Lebanon, marking an important Christian anniversary and bringing a message of peace to the region at a crucial time for efforts to end the ...

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan received Leo XIV on the opening leg of a trip that will also include Lebanon. By Ben Hubbard and Motoko Rich Ben Hubbard reported from Istanbul, and Motoko Rich from the ...

Vatican City • A new Vatican doctrinal note describes marriage as an exclusive and “indissoluble union” between one man and one woman, reaffirming the Catholic Church’s criticism of polygamy and ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Leo embarks on his first international trip since becoming pontiff, with visits this week to Turkey and Lebanon.

Pope Leo XIV warned of “conflict on the global level” in an impassioned address to civic leaders and lawmakers in Turkey, against the backdrop of several wars in the region. “We are now experiencing a ...

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Pope Leo XIV encouraged Turkey to be a source of stability and dialogue in a world riven by conflict, as he opened his first foreign trip as pope on Thursday with a plea for ...

As the first American pope, Leo XIV has largely avoided speaking out about domestic politics in the United States. He waded into controversy, however, by commenting on the Archdiocese of Chicago's ...

Nov. 15 (UPI) --Pope Leo XIV on Saturday returned 62 Indigenous people's artifacts held for more than 100 years by the Vatican to leaders of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops. The pope, ...