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Pope Leo XIV urged global leaders to act with responsibility and reason amid escalating Israel-Iran tensions, calling for a safer world free from nuclear threats, built on peace, dialogue, justice, and mutual respect.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has nominated Harivansh, Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha and Yanthungo Patton, Deputy Chief Minister, Nagaland to represent India at the the inaugural mass of the Pope Leo XIV in Vatican City in Rome on May 18.

Jannik Sinner, along with his family and Italian Tennis Federation representatives, met Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican. Sinner gifted the Pope a racquet, and they shared a lighthearted moment discussing Wimbledon.

HRW has urged Pope Leo XIV to review the 2018 Vatican-China deal on bishop appointments, citing concerns over Beijing's control and persecution of underground churches, and called for action to protect religious freedom in China.

PM Modi noted that Pope Leo XIV's leadership of the Catholic Church comes at a moment of profound significance in advancing the ideals of peace, harmony, solidarity and service.

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost has been elected as Pope Leo XIV, becoming the first American pope. World leaders including Donald Trump, JD Vance, and Emmanuel Macron congratulated him, calling it a historic and hopeful moment.

Cardinal Prevost, 69, becomes the first American to ascend to the papacy in the Church’s 2,000-year history.

The centuries-old signal drew an immediate, emotional response from the throngs gathered in St. Peter's Square.

The process of choosing a new pontiff is both deeply symbolic and steeped in centuries-old tradition.

Following the inconclusive vote, the 133 cardinal electors—those under the age of 80 who are eligible to participate—returned to their temporary residence at the Santa Marta guesthouse inside Vatican City.