The Vatican released the full schedule March 16 for Pope Leo’s first apostolic trip to Africa. The journey, April 13–23, will take the pope to Algeria, Cameroon, Angola and Equatorial Guinea with ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pope Leo XIV presides over his first Christmas Eve Mass at the central altar of St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican, during the ...

Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Christmas Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica. In his sermon, he said turning away the poor and strangers is equivalent to rejecting God. The pope emphasized care for ...

Pope Leo XIV smiles as he speaks to visitors during his general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican March 4, 2026.

The 11-day visit combines pastoral encounters with Catholic communities, meetings with political leaders and civil society, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pope Leo XIV will preside over his first Christmas Eve mass at St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican in Rome on Dec. 24. The 69-year ...

Pope Leo XIV visited Istanbul’s Blue Mosque and celebrated Mass on Saturday on the second day of his trip to Turkey as he stressed the need for Christian unity. Leo was following in the footsteps of ...

Pope Leo XIV arrives to celebrate Mass at Beirut’s waterfront. (Credit: Domenico Stinellis/AP.) Listen Concluding a public Mass on Beirut’s waterfront, Pope Leo XIV made another call for peace. “The ...

Pope Leo has spoken out against the treatment of migrants in the United States several times over the last year.