The Election of Pope Leo XIV delighted and surprised many Catholics and non-Catholics alike. His first words before he gave his apostolic blessing, “Urbi et Orbi” (“To the City and the World”), were memorable.

I Will Do Everything to Spread Peace” Last week, Pope Leo XIV offered the Vatican as a neutral venue for talks, speaking directly to “belligerents around the world” in a

Though only days into his papacy, Pope Leo XIV has given war-weary Ukrainians reason to hope that Russia’s aggression against their nation – now in its 11th year – can be ended through a just peace.