Putin met with the previous Pope three times, last speaking by phone weeks before Russia's invasion of Ukraine in early 2022. Pope Francis frequently called for peace in Ukraine, and the ...

Jumping straight into the geopolitical fray, the words of the U.S.-born pontiff are meant to single out Vladimir Putin — a notable difference with Pope Francis. The timing may also be just right ...

It confirmed that Leo, the first U.S. pope, had spoken by telephone to Putin in the afternoon of June 4. The readout of the call was unusual for the Vatican, which does not always issue statements ...

Donald Trump was sworn into office on Monday for a second term in the White House, and international figures across the globe are sharing their reactions to the 47th president's inauguration. Here ...

The unobstructed trip of Olga Lyubimova — Putin’s culture minister, who is under sanctions — to attend Pope Francis’s funeral in April was seen as a successful test case, said the person ...

Pope Leo XIV Sunday called for world peace, an end to conflicts across the globe and "no more war" during his first papal prayer in Rome as the new pontiff.