Pope Leo XIV called for a genuine and just peace in Ukraine and an immediate cease-fire in Gaza, in his first Sunday noon blessing as pontiff that featured some symbolic gestures suggesting a message ...

Leo XIV addressed crowd of around 100,000 people at St Peter's Basilica in his first Sunday noon blessing as pope Pope Leo XIV called for a genuine and just peace in Ukraine and an immediate ceasefire ...

Pope Leo then noted that “[t]oday, in Italy and in other countries, we celebrate Mother’s Day. I send a warm greeting to all mothers, with a prayer for them and for those who are already in ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope ... his mother, St. Monica, on Thursday night that had been given to him by his Augustinian religious order. On hand in the square on Sunday for Leo’s first noon prayer ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV called for a genuine and ... Leo also noted that Sunday was Mother’s Day in many countries and wished all mothers, “including those in heaven” a Happy Mother ...

He prayed that through the intercession of Mary, all Catholics, but especially those in China, would receive "the grace to be ...

"I send a special greeting to all mothers with a prayer for them and for those who are already in heaven," he said. "Happy holiday to all moms!" ...

“I, too, address the world's great powers by repeating the ever-present call ‘never again war,’” Leo said from the loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica to an estimated 100,000 people below.

Pope Leo XIV appears at the central balcony ... Leo also noted that Sunday was Mother’s Day in many countries and wished all mothers, “including those in heaven” a Happy Mother’s Day.