The new pontiff received the Italian tennis star ranked No. 1 in the world by Association of Tennis Professionals in a room near the Vatican’s Paul VI Audience Hall.

Pontiff had warm words for the press during Vatican event, in which he called for journalists to work for peace Pope Leo XIV is surrounded by journalists as he arrives at Paul VI Audience Hall in ...

The 267th pope entered the great room of the Paul VI Audience Hall adjacent to St. Peter’s Basilica on Monday to cheers. Leo called for the immediate release of imprisoned journalists worldwide ...

Pope Leo XIV arrives for an audience with thousands of journalists and media workers at Paul VI Audience Hall in Vatican City. The audience with journalists has become a tradition among newly ...

A girl holds out a drawing she made for Pope Leo XIV, hoping that he will accept it after his meeting with members of the media May 12, 2025, in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican.

Pope Leo hails journalists, decries polarizing language In his first encounter with journalists as pope, Leo called on the news media to highlight the “voices of the weak who have no voice.” ...

The audience was moved into the Paul VI Audience Hall. Listen to Courtney describe what the Pope said to her: ...

Pope Francis holds the hand of a toddler as he salutes faithful at the end of his weekly general audience in the Paul VI Hall, at the Vatican, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino) ...