VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV called Wednesday for humanitarian aid to reach the Gaza Strip and for an end to the “heartbreaking” toll on its people, as he presided over his first general audience in St. Peter’s Square.

The Omega gym in Rome is frequented by residents of the up-market Prati district, plus priests, nuns and monsignors from nearby Vatican City.

Robert Francis Prevost has been chosen to be the new pope for the Roman Catholic Church. He will be called Pope Leo XIV. Vatican watchers said the pope's decision to name himself Leo was particularly significant given the previous Leo's legacy of social ...

There is a lot of interest in Pope Leo XIV’s childhood home in Dolton, Illinois, and the village is contemplating steps on how they can acquire it. “A lot of people have been coming [to the house]. A lot of smiles;

The Omega gym in Rome has long been frequented by residents of the up-market Prati district, as well as priests, nuns and monsignors from the nearby Vatican City. And also, to the delight of gym staff,

A group known for protecting those sexually abused by Catholic priests has sent a letter to Pope Leo XIV to ask him to sign new canon law taking a zero tolerance stance on sex abuse in the clergy, while questioning why he didn't do more in his decades spent in the Catholic Church The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests sent the letter the day the new pope stepped out onto the Vatican balcony.

It appears Vice President JD Vance came to the Vatican bearing gifts. On Monday, Vance, a Catholic convert, and Pope Leo XIV met for the first time at the Vatican. This took place ahead of a set of U.S.-led efforts with a focus on making progress on a ceasefire in Russia’s war in Ukraine.

Vice President JD Vance shuffled between presidents and prime ministers this week, tending to complicated relationships with U.S. allies and puzzling over two wars.