Mindful that Pope Francis had often used the traditional pre-Christmas address to the Roman Curia to deliver some hard messages, Vatican officials had waited in expectation to see what Pope Leo would say.

INDIANAPOLIS, IN, UNITED STATES, November 23, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- In an historic moment for the Catholic Church, His Holiness Pope Leo XIV addressed more than ...

Pope Leo XIV on Thursday urged Catholics to pray for peace, “first, among nations bloodied by conflict and suffering,” and also “within our homes, in families wounded by violence or pain,” during the Angelus address on the first day of 2026.

The new pontiff's usual Christmas remarks prompted unease from European media outlets, and they raised increasingly common questions about the delicate line between moral balance and political activism.

During his first Christmas Day message, Pope Leo XIV highlighted the suffering in Gaza, Yemen and among migrants, and called for peace in troubled regions like Lebanon, Ukraine and Syria.

Pope Leo XIV has called on Christian faithful across the world to collectively pray for peace in his first Angelus address for

Pope Leo XIV urged Lebanon’s leaders to embrace tenacity, dialogue and a renewed commitment to the common good during an address at the Presidential Palace in Baabda on Sunday, continuing his weeklong apostolic journey to Turkey and Lebanon. The trip ...

In his Christmas address, Pope Leo XIV greeted people around the world, wishing peace to all who are suffering from war and calling for prayers for the Ukrainian people. — Ukrinform.

Pope Leo XIV has welcomed and greeted a plethora of babies at the Vatican since his election on May 8. As Christians everywhere celebrate the birth of Jesus, who came into this world as a baby, it’s a perfect time to highlight many of these sweet “pontiff meets babies” moments.