Pope Leo XIV

The Pope reaffirmed the Catholic Church's stance against antisemitism during his speech at the ceremony commemorating 60 years of the Church's declaration of relations with non-Christian religions.

In front of an estimated 70,000 people, Leo canonized Bartolo Longo, who had once been an occultist priest but later denounced Satan and embraced Christianity.

The unidentified man was arrested by two officials and was filmed exposing his behind while bending to pull up his trousers.

Leo had been expected for months to travel to Turkey for his first trip abroad, but the additional visit to Lebanon only emerged in discussions in recent weeks.

Pope Leo praised Trump’s Gaza plan, urging Hamas to endorse it, while warning against violence as a Gaza aid flotilla nears Israel.

"I express my deep closeness to the Palestinian people in Gaza," Pope Leo said.

Multiple global leaders released comments regarding an Israeli strike that targeted Hamas officials in Qatar.

Leo, who became the first US pontiff when he was elected in May, takes an approach that is more muted than his predecessor Pope Francis.

Carlo Acutis, a British-born Italian boy who died aged 15, learned computer code to build websites to spread his faith.

Let them go, and end this war with purpose. Let our people come home and turn the page from endless campaigning to responsible resolutions, now.