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

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

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

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

Leo said in French: “The renewed prospect of your return to your native archipelago is an encouraging sign and a powerful ...

The pontiff met in the Vatican with former residents of Diego Garcia, the island in the Indian Ocean, who were removed in the ...

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

The sliteye shark has been recorded for the first time on the Great Chagos Bank, the world's largest coral atoll ...

The higher £34.7 billion figure, released after a freedom of information request to the Government Actuary’s Department, is a nominal amount. Adjusted for inflation, the deal is worth an average £101 ...