Pope Leo discussed the war in Ukraine on Saturday with Metropolitan Anthony, a senior cleric in the Russian Orthodox Church, ...

Pope Leo XIV once again expressed his closeness to the people of Ukraine by sending packages of food destined to families who ...

The pontiff spent a period of rest July 6–22 in the Italian town of Castel Gandolfo about 15 miles from Rome on the shores of ...

Since assuming the papacy in May, Pope Leo XIV has repeatedly appealed for peace in global conflicts and this month told visiting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that the Vatican was willing t ...

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday and thanked him for the Vatican’s efforts to return children taken by Russia and again suggested the Vatican could host peace ...

It was the second time the two have met after exchanging greetings at the Vatican on May 18 in the context of the Mass ...

The president of Ukraine thanked the American pope for the Vatican’s efforts to help bring home children taken by Russia since its 2022 invasion of his country ...

The meeting will be the pope’s first audience with the senior Russian cleric, who represented Patriarch Kirill, head of the ...

Pope Leo XIV visited the Paul VI Hall on Thursday to meet with about 310 children and adolescents participating in the “Estate Ragazzi in Vaticano” (summer camp for kids at the Vatican). In ...

Ukraine's Zelenskyy meets with Pope Leo XIV. Both propose the Vatican as site for peace talks - Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has met with Pope Leo XIV and thanked him for the Vatican’s effort ...

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, walks with Father Lorenzo Sapienza past Swiss guards ahead of his meeting with Pope Leo XIV in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, Wednesday, July 9, 2025.