Tag: Pope Leo XIV

• Thursday, May 22nd 2025 - 06:06 UTC

  Vatican has a long track record of mediation, including Argentina, Chile, Cuba

  

  Washington, Kyiv and several of its European allies welcomed Pope Leo XIV’s offer to host peace talks between Ukraine and Russia at the Vatican. In recent decades, the Holy See has played a key role in helping resolve a number of international conflicts.

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• Tuesday, May 20th 2025 - 10:35 UTC

  Argentine FM holds meeting with Pope Leo XIV

  

  Argentine Foreign Minister Gerardo Werthein met Monday with Pope Leo XIV on his first official day as pontiff, discussing President Javier Milei's upcoming visit to the Vatican in the coming weeks.

• Friday, May 9th 2025 - 11:20 UTC

  Trump congratulates Prevost on becoming the first US-born Pope

  

  US President Donald Trump congratulated Robert Francis Prevost Martinez on being the first American-born pope, who chose to be known as Leo XIV. Prevost, a 69-year-old Chicago native, was praised by Trump on Truth Social as a great honor for the country.

• Thursday, May 8th 2025 - 18:35 UTC

  US Cardinal Robert Prevost becomes Pope Leo XIV

  

  US Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost Martínez was elected Thursday as the new head of the Catholic Church to succeed the Argentine Jorge Mario Bergoglio (Pope Francis). The new pontiff chose to be called Leo XIV. The first American pope, who belongs to the Order of St Augustine (OSA), also holds Peruvian citizenship after spending a large portion of his clergical life in the South American country.