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In an interview with America's Gerard O'Connell, Cardinal Robert McElroy of Washington said that Pope Leo XIV would "carry forward" the legacy of Pope Francis' pontificate "in its essential elements." ...

Pope Leo XIV's record handling sex abuse cases while he was an Augustinian superior and bishop in Peru has come under renewed ...

Other world leaders included ... brother of the newly elected Pope Leo XIV, who made history by becoming the first American pontiff, shared his "overwhelming" reaction to the news on Thursday.

Here are some of the world leaders who have flown to Rome to attend the Mass that installs Pope Leo as the leader of 1.4 billion Roman Catholics. United States Vice President JD Vance and ...

Leo’s commitments present a challenge to the nationalism and isolationism currently promoted by the White House.

For Vatican experts, the election of American Robert Francis Prevost Martinez as the new pope sends clear political and ...

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Putin had earlier called for "direct talks" with Ukraine on 15 May in Istanbul, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Kyiv is "ready to meet" and expects Moscow to "confirm a ceasefire – ...

Pope Leo XIV has appealed to world leaders to pursue peace, not war, in his first Sunday address to crowds in St Peter’s Square, Vatican City. The new pope, formally Cardinal Robert Prevost, called ...

Political figures around the world have congratulated ... posted on X that the country welcomed Leo as the new Pope “with hope in our hearts.” Leaders in the European Union also extended ...

Evangelical and other Protestant leaders have provided a range of reactions to the election of Pope Leo XIV, from some believing he is exactly what the world needs to others who fear he will be a ...