Pope Leo XIV has told the world's Jewish communities he wants to strengthen the Roman Catholic Church’s dialogue with them, in a message coming after a souring of relations between the Vatican and Israel over the war in Gaza.

Pope Leo XIV has said called for an end to a polarising "war of words" as he hosted an audience with international media for the first time.

The President of Ukraine may meet with Pope Leo XIV on Sunday, May 18. The final decision on the meeting will be made in the coming days, reports the French newspaper Libération. In an interview with the French newspaper and four other media outlets,

The motto of one newly elected American world leader: " Fight! " The other introduced himself to the world with his first public word as pope: “ Peace."

Pope Leo XIV had a phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday and spoke about ceasefire proposals, Zelenskiy said, in the first known conversation between the newly-elected pontiff and a foreign leader.

Pope Leo XIV granted an audience to the media for the first time on Monday. Among the many questions asked was one about his first foreign trip, and the Pope revealed where and when he plans to travel.