US EditionPope Leo XIV prays for peace as US-Russia summit over Ukraine war gets underway
Pope Leo XIV has maintained a steady leadership style while promoting peace talks and addressing humanitarian crises, with a 57% favorable rating in a recent Gallup poll.
- On August 15, 2025, Pope Leo XIV prayed for peace during a high-stakes U.S.-Russia summit addressing the war in Ukraine in Alaska.
- The prayer followed Pope Leo's ongoing calls for dialogue and peace, including his June 4 phone call urging Russia to promote peace.
- Pope Leo, the first American pope elected on May 8, 2024, marked his 100 days as pontiff by blending traditional leadership with outreach on global conflicts.
- A Gallup poll showed Pope Leo had a 57% favorable rating in his first three months, while his brother said Leo seems 'perfectly at ease' in his new role.
- Pope Leo's emphasis on peace and unity suggests a cautious but steady papacy amid global tensions and church challenges.
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The Tribune-DemocratPope Leo XIV prays for peace as U.S.-Russia summit over Ukraine war gets underway
History’s first American pope didn’t mention the meeting Friday in Alaska between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. But he has constantly called for dialogue and an end to the conflict, including in conversations with Putin and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Today, August 15, Assumption of Mary, from Castel Gandolfo the pope speaks of "the deaf and insensitive violence to every movement of humanity" in the world. The invitation to "do not stop hoping" on the day of the encounter between Trump and Putin on Ukraine. To the Angleus quoted Pius XII: never again "the scum of human lives." In the homily: "God interrupts despair with brotherhood."
Colorado Springs Gazette
Pope Leo XIV prays for peace as US-Russia summit over Ukraine war gets underway
Pope Leo XIV is praying for a peaceful end to the “increasingly deafening violence” of wars around the world. He celebrated a Catholic feast day Friday on the same day as a high-stakes U.S.-Russia summit over the war in Ukraine.…
100 days of Pope Leo XIV: An early test for the first American pontiff
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — As Pope Leo XIV marks his first 100 days as head of the global Catholic Church, a clear leadership style has emerged: deliberate, unifying and understated. The first pope born in the United States, Leo has used the traditionally quiet summer months at the Vatican to position himself as a bridge-builder in a deeply divided church, taking a watch-and-learn approach while making strategic moves that signal his priorities. Early…
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