In an address to thousands of pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square at midday on Sunday, Pope Leo called for a ceasefire in ...

The Vatican has highlighted the carnage of the Minab strike, running an aerial photo of the mass grave being dug for the young victims on the March 6 front page of its official newspaper, ...

Pope Leo XIV prayed the Angelus on Sunday with pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square. In his address ahead of the noon-day Marian prayer, the Pope reflected on the day’s Gospel, which recounts Jesus ...

Antonio Spadaro, SJ, explains why prayer is the Church's primary response to the 2026 Iran war. Discover how prayer creates ...

One striking feature of the current crisis is how widely the possibility of war was discounted. In the logic of deterrence politics, credibility matters. If threats are not believed, they fail. Yet if ...

Pope Leo XIV urged peace as violence spread in Iran and the Middle East, but his "war is never holy" quote came from a previous October 2025 speech.

Pope Leo XIV, the first US-born pope, issued an urgent call for a ceasefire in the US and Israeli war with Iran during prayers before tens of thousands gathered on St Peter's Square in Rome on ...

From coastal China to Southeast Asia, Catholic communities across the continent marked International Women’s Day on March 8 with prayer, reflection, and advocacy recognizing the role of women in the ...

Pope Leo XIV called for an abrupt end to President Donald Trump's war with Iran, declaring that all parties must "cease the ...

In his Angelus prayer in St. Peter's Square on Sunday, Pope Leo warned that the conflict in Iran was fueling fear and hatred.

Pope Leo’s choice to live in the Apostolic Palace marks a change from his immediate predecessor and a return to more than 100 years of tradition. Pope Francis lived his entire pontificate in a suite ...

US Iran war LIVE updates: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Sunday discussed regional developments with his French ...