The Latest Breaking News from Leo XIV

Meet the men who just became Catholic priests in Virginia

The U.S. Catholic Church is grappling with a severe priest shortage

The Independent UK · Jun 27, 2025

Pope Leo Criticizes World Leaders for Abandoning International and Humanitarian Law to 'Overpower Others': 'Unworthy and Shameful'

Pope Leo XIV has taken to social media to express his disappointment in today's world leaders and their abandonment of international law, sparking irritation amongst social media users.

Latin Times · Jun 26, 2025

Pope Leo decries ‘shameful’ disregard for international law

Catholic pontiff says international rules have been ‘replaced by the presumed right to overpower others’.

Al Jazeera · Jun 26, 2025

Pope Leo XIV urges all sides in Iran-Israel war to reject 'bullying and arrogance' and talk peace

Pope Leo XIV is urging the warring sides in the Israel-Iran war to “reject the logic of bullying and revenge.”

The Independent UK · Jun 25, 2025

British man charged after ‘mock wedding’ with girl, 9, in Disneyland Paris

Police were called by a ‘guest’ who later claimed he was hired to play the father of the bride

The Independent UK · Jun 24, 2025

Wisconsin Supreme Court delivers win for environmentalists in fight over ‘forever chemicals’

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has delivered a victory for environmentalists in the battle over the regulation of “forever chemicals” known as PFAS

The Independent UK · Jun 24, 2025

Greek wildfires: Hundreds of people evacuated from villages on Chios island as wildfires rage on for third day

Chios, in the north east of the Aegean, is a popular holiday destination in the midst of its tourist season right now

The Independent UK · Jun 24, 2025

Pope Leo XIV shares hopeful message for Holy Year

St. Peter’s Basilica saw seminarians waving their national flags, interrupting Leo frequently with applause and shouts of ‘Papa Leone’

The Independent UK · Jun 24, 2025

Israel recovers bodies of three Gaza captives as it kills 33 Palestinians

Israeli forces continue to kill people across Gaza amid a food and fuel shortage, worsening the humanitarian crisis.

Al Jazeera · Jun 22, 2025

Voices: Do we actually need a new Archbishop of Canterbury?

COMMENT: Nearly six months after Justin Welby stepped down, it is time the Church of England assembled a conclave to choose his successor – or simply learn to do without, says Catherine Pepinster

The Independent UK · Jun 22, 2025