When King Charles visited the Vatican and met Pope Leo in October, it was the first time since the Reformation that a King of England had prayed with the head of the Roman Catholic Church

Father Paul Bedari remains an essential figure for understanding the history of Syriac Christians in the 20th century

Alas, Pope Leo’s admonition to choose “dialogue, diplomacy and peace” is not within the purview of either Iran’s theocratic vision or its military mafia.

The Vatican has long sought to work through it’s unique diplomatic niche to ease geopolitical tensions where other actors cannot or will not

The late Pope Francis failed to represent the best of his tradition’s teaching on war and martial responsibility. It is crucial that Leo XIV rectifies this.