VATICAN: After hearing the news of the attack at Bondi Beach in Australia, Pope Leo XIV sent a telegram, signed by Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin, to the Archbishop of Sydney, Anthony Fisher.

“Any attack on individual Jews is an attack on the whole Jewish community and an affront to the Australian way of life,” Archbishop Fisher said as he called for an unequivocal condemnation of the attack and swift justice for the victims.

Pope Leo XIV sent a surprise video message to thousands of young Catholics at the Australian Catholic Youth Festival on Nov. 30, urging them to turn to God, “especially through prayer and the sacraments. That’s where you’ll hear your Heavenly Father ...

Thousands of people flocked to Bethlehem’s Manger Square on Christmas Eve as families there and at other sites across the Holy Land heralded a much-needed boost of holiday spirit, after two years of subdued celebrations because of the war in Gaza.

Father Thomas Massaro of Fordham University, talks about Pope Leo XIV appointment of Bishop Ronald Hicks as the next Archbishop of New York after accepting the formal resignation of Timothy Cardinal Dolan.

Pope Leo XIV on Sunday presided over the final major celebration of the Holy Year, calling for renewed commitment to justice, rehabilitation, and hope as he celebrated a Jubilee Mass dedicated to prisoners in St.

During a phone call between Israeli President Isaac Herzog and Pope Leo XIV Wednesday, the pontiff condemned all forms of antisemitism and encouraged ongoing peace and humanitarian efforts in the region.