Traveling through the Mideast, Leo XIV channeled many of his predecessor’s messages. Leo’s deliberate manner differed from ...

Pope Leo XIV's visit to Lebanon highlights the country's religious pluralism and sends a message to Christians not to abandon the region ...

Pope Leo XIV marks a high point of his first foreign trip to Turkey with a pilgrimage to Iznik. He prays Friday with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew at the site of the 325 AD Council of Nicaea. The ...

Pope Leo XIV makes historic first foreign trip to Turkey and Lebanon, marking 1,700 years since Council of Nicaea while supporting persecuted Christians.

Pope Leo XIV is heading to join Orthodox patriarchs in commemorating an important moment in Christian history. They are gathering at the site in Turkey of an unprecedented A.D. 325 ...

Pope Leo XIV received a warm welcome from the Turks on Thursday as he undertakes his first-ever apostolic journey. The pontiff touched down in Istanbul on Thursday and was immediately transported to ...

The University of the Incarnate Word's new partnership is seen as a model for collaboration encouraged by Pope Leo XIV.

Pope Leo XIV’s first foreign trip, to Turkey and Lebanon, will be packed with opportunities to advance relations with two of the Catholic Church’s top priorities: Orthodox Christians and Muslims. It ...

Pope Leo XIV urged parishes to invest in liturgical formation, especially for lectors, while also encouraging people to pray the Liturgy of the Hours and calling for attention to be paid to popular ...

BEIRUT (AP) — Over the past few decades, hundreds of thousands of Christians have left parts of the Middle East for good, driven by wars and the rise of Muslim extremists. In Lebanon, it has been ...