Pope Leo XIV called the Vatican's role in legitimizing slavery a "wound in Christian memory."
A Delaware County family is going viral for their moment with Pope Leo in the Vatican during their visit on March 18th.
Pope Leo XIV dedicated his Palm Sunday homily to insist that God is the "king of peace" who rejects violence and comforts those who are oppressed.
Pope Leo XIV has urged a ceasefire in the Middle East and called on leaders in the Iran war to reopen talks.
Pope Leo XIV opened 2026 on Thursday with a plea for peace, singling out in particular countries "bloodied by conflict" and families wounded by violence.
Negotiations on returning the Vatican items accelerated after Pope Francis in 2022 met with Indigenous leaders who had traveled to the Vatican to receive his apology for the church's role in running Canada's disastrous residential schools.