U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Saturday that the Vatican could be a venue for Russia-Ukraine peace talks, taking up the Holy See’s longstanding offer after Pope Leo XIV vowed to personally make “every effort” to help end the war.

Pope Leo XIV is calling for humanitarian aid to enter Gaza amid an Israeli blockade and also urging for peace in Ukraine and Russia — even offering to host negotiations at the Vatican.

Trump and Russia’s Putin spoke as Ukraine and Europe push for a ceasefire. The Supreme Court let Trump cancel protected status for Venezuelans. New worries about the U.S. economic outlook are coming into focus.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance has extended an invitation to Pope Leo XIV to visit the United States during a meeting at the Vatican. Vance offered Leo a letter from U.S.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV, history’s first American pope, on Thursday made his first American bishop appointment as he named Bishop Michael Pham as bishop of San Diego, California.