For days, Pope Leo XIV has attracted criticism from President Trump and his allies for refusing to back the war in Iran. On Thursday, he reiterated his calls for peace. By Motoko Rich Motoko Rich ...

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni criticized President Trump’s Sunday rant against Pope Leo XIV as “unacceptable.” “I find President Trump’s words toward the Holy Father unacceptable,” said Meloni ...

President Trump said Monday that he will not apologize for his criticism of Pope Leo XIV after calling him “weak” because the pope spoke out against the Iran war. Trump told reporters outside the Oval ...

Rumors of a threat against the Pope surfaced after a report alleged the Pentagon warned a Vatican diplomat to back the US. A Defense department spokesperson called it "exaggerated and distorted." Pope ...

Relations between the United States and the Catholic Church have not been the same since January, when senior U.S. defense officials shared an abrasive message with a Vatican official. Days after Pope ...

Pope Leo XIV may never visit the U.S. under the Trump administration following a disastrous meeting between the Pentagon and a Vatican diplomat. The Pope has been at odds with President Donald Trump’s ...

ROME — Pope Leo XIV said Tuesday that U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to destroy Iranian civilization was “truly unacceptable” and said any attacks on civilian infrastructure violate ...

At the Easter Sunday celebration in the Vatican’s St. Peter’s Square, Pope Leo XIV delivered a bracing message about the war in Iran: “Let those who have the power to unleash wars choose peace!” he ...

Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Easter Mass as pontiff with a call Sunday to exercise hope against "the violence of war that kills and destroys," saying "we need this song of hope today" as ...

Pope Leo advised world leaders to end conflicts and turn to peace in his Easter address on April 5 in St. Peter's Square, his first since becoming pope in May 2025. The pope's speech came as the Iran ...

Pope Leo warned Sunday that the world was becoming "accustomed to violence" in his Easter message from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome, deliver a rallying cry against war and hatred to the ...

Pope Leo celebrated his first Easter Mass as pontiff with a call Sunday to exercise hope against “the violence of war that kills and destroys,’’ saying “we need this song of hope today” as conflicts ...