VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Leo on Sunday said the international community must strive to avoid war that risks opening an "irreparable abyss", and that diplomacy should take the place of conflict.

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

Pope Leo XIV speaks to pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square for the Sunday Angelus on June 22, 2025. (photo: Vatican Media) Victoria Cardiel/CNA Vatican June 22, 2025 ...

Pope Leo XIV urged the warring sides in the Israel-Iran war to “reject the logic of bullying and revenge” and choose a path of dialogue and diplomacy to reach peace as he expressed solidarity ...

Pope Leo XIV gives his Angelus address from the window of the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace Sunday, June 22, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.) ...

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has met with Pope Leo XIV and thanked him for the Vatican’s efforts to help return children taken by Russia during the war. Both he and Leo suggested the ...

Pope Leo XIV has issued a stark warning about artificial intelligence, declaring it a threat to humanity that demands urgent global action including stringent regulations on Big Tech. “Today ...