Israel barred Catholic officials from privately praying at a historic Jerusalem church for the first time in centuries over security concerns involving the war — sparking outcry from US Ambassador ...

By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY, March 29 (Reuters) - Pope Leo said on Sunday that God rejects the prayers of leaders who ...

The defense secretary is upending decades-old norms, current and former leaders say, with some cautioning that his proselytizing violates the Constitution and undermines troop cohesion.

Pope Leo XIV on Sunday said that God “does not listen to the prayers” of individuals who start wars, as the U.S.-Israeli ...

Delivering a Palm Sunday message at the start of Holy Week, the pope rebukes war as the Iran conflict intensifies ...

Pope Leo XIV says no one can use God to justify war and he's praying especially for Christians in the Middle East.

At Palm Sunday Mass and the Angelus following it, the Pope prayed for Middle East Christians, victims of war, and migrants who died at sea off Crete.