“ Peace be with you .” — Pope Leo XIV in his first words to a crowd at St. Peter’s Square. Robert Prevost is the first ...

Pope Leo XIV, who left his Chicago home as a teenager for a life of missionary work in Peru, is a man of the world who ...

Pope Leo XIV's choice of name signals a commitment to social justice, very much in line with the late Pope Francis’ global ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost, an American missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican's powerful office of bishops, was elected the first American pope in the 2,000-year ...

World leaders are seen shaking hands in sign of peace at Pope Francis’s funeral ceremony. This occurs before the Holy Communion in which the congregation receive the blood and body of Christ.

He would say his door was always open — but that same door also had a sign on it that read “no ... with his commitment to poverty, peace and nature, wanted to reflect his own dedication ...

The US President shook hands with world leaders as the congregation gathered at the Pope's funeral were invited to offer the sign of peace. Saturday 26 April 2025 15:26, UK Please use Chrome ...

Later in the service, Mr Trump and Mr Macron shook hands when the congregation was invited to offer those around them a “sign of peace” – a traditional part of the Roman Catholic mass.