VATICAN CITY — World leaders and rank-and-file Catholic faithful bade farewell to Pope Francis in a funeral Saturday that highlighted his concern for people on the peripheries and reflected his ...

FILE - A flag from the United States waves from the crowd as Pope Leo XIV appears at the central balcony of St. Peter's ...

Pope Leo XIV held his first general audience, a regular weekly gathering he is expected to hold for the rest of his papacy. Following several busy weeks that included the funeral for ...

Pilgrims from the Philadelphia region mourned during the funeral of Pope Francis and celebrated the election of Pope Leo XIV ...

Pope Francis’ work on climate action and social justice deserves a legacy that transcends religion and geography.

This week two prisoners currently serving sentences in Rome’s Rebibbia prison obtained special permission to participate in ...

Were Princess Charlene, Queen Letizia, Queen Mathilde and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa allowed to wear white at Pope Leo XIV's inauguration mass? All about the royal rule!

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV vowed Sunday to work for unity ... U.S. Vice President JD Vance, one of the last foreign officials to see Pope Francis before he died, led the American delegation ...

Vice President JD Vance met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for the first time since their squabble in the Oval ...

As Pope Leo XIV is formally inaugurated, he vows to work for unity and peace at a time of polarization in the Catholic Church and the wider world, with leaders including Vice President Vance and ...

The former Cardinal Robert Prevost vowed to work for unity. “I think he will inspire,” said Susan Hanssen, a professor who was born in Chicago and just arrived in Rome to teach.

VATICAN CITY — (AP) — Pope Leo XIV officially opened his pontificate ... U.S. Vice President JD Vance, one of the last foreign officials to see Pope Francis before he died, paid his respects at the ...