MADRID (AP) — Pope Francis criticized the West’s recent involvement in Afghanistan as an outsider’s attempt to impose democracy. But he did it by citing Russian President Vladimir Putin while thinking ...

Pope Leo XIV waves to visitors as he arrives in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican for his weekly general audience Aug. 13, 2025. Credit: CNS photo/Lola Gomez CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (CNS) — ...

Arriving in Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo XIV told reporters he hoped US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin can find a way to reach a ceasefire in Russia's war on Ukraine when ...

President Trump is expected to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the NATO summit on Wednesday — the day after he castigated Russian leader Vladimir Putin for offering to “help” with ...

Upon arriving at Castel Gandolfo on Aug. 13, Pope Leo XIV called for a peaceful resolution to the war between Russia and Ukraine ahead of the upcoming summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and ...

CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (AP) — Pope Leo XIV prayed Friday for a peaceful end to the “increasingly deafening violence” of wars around the world as he celebrated a Catholic feast day on the same day as a ...

Arriving in Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo XIV told reporters he hoped U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin can find a way to reach a ceasefire in Russia's war on Ukraine when ...