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Pope Leo decries use of military force in fiery 'state of the world' speech

Leo, the first US pope, said the weakness of international organizations in the face of global conflicts was "a particular cause for concern."

Pope Leo XIV celebrates Christmas Holy Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, December 25, 2025.
Pope Leo XIV addresses the crowd during a meeting with bishpops, priests consacrated persons and personal workers at the shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon in Harissa, northeast of the capital Beirut, on December 1, 2025.

'A just and lasting peace': Pope Leo calls for dialogue after meeting Ukraine's Zelensky

 Pope Leo XIV holds a Jubilee audience on the occasion of the Jubilee of Sport, at St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican June 14, 2025.

Pope Leo scraps Francis’s Vatican fundraising panel amid budget shift

 St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City.

Nostra Aetate wasn’t a cure for antisemitism, only the start of repentance - opinion


What are the best movies on Vatican, the Pope to watch alongside next week's conclave?

Lev Cinemas is bringing back the movie Conclave just in time for next week's religious ritual.

 : RALPH FIENNES in ‘Conclave.’

Abuse victims want next pope to get serious on 'zero tolerance'

"We believe it should be the central issue in the conclave," Peter Isely, one of the founders of the abuse survivors' group SNAP.

 Peter Isely, survivor of sexual abuse, and founder of ECA (Ending Clergy Abuse) Tim Law attend a march with survivors of clergy sexual abuse and activists near the Vatican, in Rome, Italy, September 27, 2023.

Vatican in Turmoil: Cardinal Becciu steps back from papal election over London property deal

Becciu asserts his decision is not an admission of responsibility.

 The Papal Conclave.

Will Catholic cardinals pick another outsider like Francis to be pope?

There is internal division within the Catholic church on who will lead the Vatican.

 Worshippers take part in Mass for the late Pope Francis at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City April 23, 2025.

Vatican conclave set to convene next month, elect new Pope

Some 135 cardinals, all under the age of 80 and from across the world, are eligible to take part in the conclave.

  begin process to elect a new pope after pope francis's passing. Illustration.

Trump and Zelensky meet one-on-one in Vatican basilica to seek Ukraine peace

Zelensky said the meeting could prove historic if it delivers the kind of peace he is hoping for, and a White House spokesperson called it "very productive."

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky and US President Donald Trump meet, while they attend the funeral of Pope Francis, at the Vatican April 26, 2025.

WATCH: Royalty and presidents joining multitude of mourners at Pope Francis' funeral

Among those attending from more than 150 countries will be US President Donald Trump, who clashed with Francis on numerous occasions over their starkly contrasting positions on immigration.

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun walks, ahead of the funeral Mass of Pope Francis, at the Vatican, April 26, 2025.

Pope Francis died quickly and without suffering, his doctor says

Dr. Sergio Alfieri said that as soon as he realized the Pope was in a coma, there was nothing he could do to save his life.

 Pope Francis arrives to attend his weekly general audience in the St. Damaso courtyard. September, 2020.

A troubled legacy? Pope Francis and Jewish-Catholic relations - opinion

Many in the Jewish community felt that the Vatican, which had once pledged never to stand aside when Jews were threatened, failed to condemn a group that openly calls for the annihilation of Jews.

 Pope Francis greets cardinals as he appears during the Palm Sunday Mass in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican, April 13, 2025.

After the death of Pope Francis, what happens now? - explainer

The following rituals mark the end of one papacy and the start of the next.

 Nuns stand in St. Peter's Square, after the death of Pope Francis was announced by the Vatican, April 21, 2025.