Pope Leo called for an end to the "barbarity of war" on Sunday (July 20) as he spoke of his profound pain over an Israeli strike on the sole Catholic church in Gaza.

Pope Leo XIV gave his inauguration Mass as the new head of the Catholic Church in St. Peter's Square in Vatican City on Sunday, with world figures, including U.S. Vice President JD Vance, attending.

Two Japanese cardinals said Tuesday they plan to attend the conclave to elect the next pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church following the death of Pope Francis.