Amnesty International's secretary general says Syria's new authorities show some commitment to reform, transitional justice ...

Pope Leo XIV and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, the spiritual leader of the world's Eastern Orthodox Christians leave ...

The heated debate about whether Syrians should return to their homeland to help rebuild after more than a decade of war is upsetting those who came as refugees — and their children, many of whom were ...

ANKARA (Reuters) -Pope Leo lamented during his first trip outside Italy as Catholic leader on Thursday that the world was ...

Pope Leo XIV has arrived in Turkey at the start of the first foreign trip of his papacy, where he will mark an historic ...

This video explores a Syrian home where garlic-grilled chicken becomes the centerpiece of an extraordinary feast. The intense ...

Pope Leo visited Istanbul's famed Blue Mosque on Saturday, removing his shoes in a sign of respect but not appearing to pray in his first visit as leader of the Catholic Church to a Muslim place of ...

Pope Leo XIV has picked war-torn Lebanon as part of his first official trip abroad, aiming to call for unity and help ...

Pope Leo condemned violence in the name of religion on Friday at a landmark event with Christian leaders from across the Middle East, urging them during his first overseas trip as leader of the ...

On his debut on the international stage, the head of the Catholic Church will celebrate the 1,700th anniversary of the ...

Pope Leo XIV embarks on his debut overseas trip Thursday, travelling to Turkey and Lebanon to promote Christian unity and ...

Anticipation is building across Lebanon as the country prepares to welcome Pope Leo XIV next week. The visit is not without ...