Pope Leo XIV blesses a statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary during a meeting at the Vatican Aug. 23, 2025, with refugees and ...

Pope Leo XIV blessed five statues of Mary that refugees evicted from their islands in Chagos in order to build a major U.S.

Pope Leo XIV strongly affirmed the right of people to return to their homes after an unjust exile, issuing the message during ...

By Kielce Gussie In a meeting with members of the Chagos Refugees Group, Pope Leo XIV expressed his “wholehearted” ...

Pope Leo XIV has said he is "delighted" the UK has agreed to hand the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. Speaking to a delegation ...

Pope Leo XIV has thrown his support behind Labour's decision to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, ...

Displaced islanders have fought the UK for years to go home - and now have the backing of the Pope.

The Pope has described Sir Keir Starmer’s surrender of the Chagos Islands as a “significant victory” that has repaired a ...

Leo said in French: “The renewed prospect of your return to your native archipelago is an encouraging sign and a powerful symbol on the international stage: all peoples, even the smallest and weakest, ...