As Israel continued its airstrikes on nuclear sites in Iran, and Iran launched drones to retaliate, Pope Leo XIV welcomed ...

The Vatican wanted a complete makeover of the vatican.va website. The catch was it had to be ready to launch with the ...

In the moment, the man who will go on to become the most recognizable religious leader in the world looks nervous. He looks ...

As headlines in major U.S. publications on May 8 blared that the first pope from the U.S. had been elected, newspapers in Peru, where he is a citizen, begged to differ.

Bennett stressed that Francis encouraged the charismatic renewal, along with other lay movements, like Pope Benedict XVI and ...

Abuse experts and survivors express a mix of tentative hopes and low expectations for how Pope Leo might address disciplining ...

Most Junes, the U.S. bishops convene for what is commonly called their spring plenary – a mid-year assembly to tend to affairs concerning their episcopal conference, and a way to move forward policies ...

A painting of Pope Leo XIV has been added to a mural by Sox Park just in time for the sold-out Mass and celebration in his ...

Pope Leo XIV waves after walking onto the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican May 8, 2025, following his election during the conclave. He is the first American pope and the first ...

I have lived during the Papacy’s eight popes. The first was Pius XII who died on Oct. 9, 1958. Pope Leo the XIV’s papacy will likely be my last because at 69 he is 10 years younger than I am. He is ...

Pope Leo XIV meets with UN Secretary-General to address global challenges, highlighting the Vatican's role in international ...