Pope Leo XIV carried a wooden cross for all of the 14 stations of the Way of the Cross at the Colosseum on his first Good Friday as pontiff, marking the first time in decades that a pope carried the ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Relations between the United States and the Catholic Church have not been the same since January, when senior U.S. defense ...

Hours before President Donald Trump announced a two-week delay in attacking Iran, Pope Leo issued a rare and pointed condemnation, denouncing Trump's Tuesday morning threat against the country as ...

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 ...

In his first Holy Thursday as pontiff, Pope Leo washed the feet of 12 priests as part of the Catholic Church's events leading up to Easter Sunday. Pope Leo chose to wash the feet of the priests from ...

MONACO — Pope Leo on Saturday made a day trip to Monaco, a tax-free microstate on the French ⁠Riviera known as a haven for billionaires and their luxury yachts, and urged its residents to share their ...

Pope Francis washed and kissed the feet of prisoners and refugees. On Thursday, his successor performed the rite of humility and service for priests. By Elisabetta Povoledo Reporting from Rome In 2013 ...

Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Easter Mass as pontiff with a call Sunday to lay down arms and seek peace in global conflicts through dialogue, but he departed from a tradition of listing the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pope Leo XIV gave a strong rebuke to leaders who use faith to justify their violence, including that God will not listen to their ...

During Palm Sunday Mass marking the start of Holy Week, Pope Leo XIV delivered a pointed rebuke of war, telling the faithful that God “rejects the prayers” of leaders who wage violence as the conflict ...

The Holy Father carried the cross at the Roman amphitheater on Good Friday, the first time a pope has done so in several years. Pope Leo XIV carries the cross during the Via Crucis at the Colosseum in ...