As negotiations over a potential deal to end the war in Ukraine intensify, much of the discussion has centered around a part of the country’s east that has long been at the heart of Russia’s goals.

I invite everyone to join in prayer for the embattled people of Ukraine,” Leo XIV said, “and for all those who suffer due to this war and every conflict in the world.” ...

Pope Leo XIV on Sunday prayed for peace in Ukraine during his Sunday Angelus message. The pontiff was marking the country’s independence day, and noted that on Aug. 22 he called for a day of prayers ...

Mark Razvozov, left, listens to his mother Yukiia Dvornychenko, during a press conference on the return of Ukrainian children and civilians taken by Russia during the three-and-a-half-year war, at the ...

The leader of the Catholic Church in the embattled nation says Pope Leo XIV sees the conflict in a “European context.” ...

Pope Leo XIV is wishing his fellow Americans a Happy Thanksgiving. “I would encourage all people, especially with this beautiful feast that we have in the United States,” Leo told reporters on Tuesday ...

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, center, arrives to meet with Pope Leo XIV in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. (Credit: Andrew Medichini/AP.) Listen ROME — Pope Leo XIV insisted ...

ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE – While traveling from Istanbul to Beirut Sunday, Pope Leo XIV lamented that Israel has refused a two-state solution to its longstanding conflict with Palestine and voiced hope ...