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Pope Leo presided over the traditional rite of the washing of the feet on Holy Thursday, speaking of the gesture as one of fraternity and urging Christians, but especially pastors, to stand with the...

During his first Holy Week after his election last year, Pope Leo XIV offered a lengthy reflection on Christian mission and the need to be missionaries of unity and hope in a world in crisis.

Pope Leo XIV expressed hope that the U.S.-Israel war on Iran could be finished before Easter in remarks to reporters as he left the papal retreat at Castel Gandolfo outside of Rome on Tuesday.

A spokesperson from the organizing committee told Crux Now the bishops hope to save taxpayers money.

“He does not listen to the prayers of those who wage war," the pontiff said, "but rejects them, saying: ‘Even though you make many prayers, I will not listen: your hands are full of blood'.”

Aside from being the residence of tennis legend Jannik Sinner, for most observers the visit of Pope Leo XIV, himself an avid tennis player and enthusiast, to the small city-state of Monaco this...

Speaking about the Traditional Latin Mass, Pope Leo XIV says “a painful wound remains within the Church” and healing it “will require a renewed way of looking at one another, marked by deeper...

A few weeks before his visit to the majority nation Algeria, Pope Leo XIV with a Christian-Muslim group from Africa in the Vatican and asked for peace between religions.

Pope Leo XIV filled one of the most important Vatican vacancies on Wednesday by tapping an Australian church lawyer to serve as the Holy See’s chief legal expert.

"More than a million people are isolated," Leo said, "and there are so many dead."