On Sunday morning, May 18, a Mass for the beginning of the pontificate of Pope Leo XIV will take place in St. Peter's Square ...

In 1887, during a pilgrimage to Rome, Thérèse Martin — now known around the world as St. Thérèse of Lisieux — visited the ...

On Sunday, May 18, the solemn enthronement of the new Pope of Rome, Leo XIV, took place in the Vatican. The ceremony marked ...

Receiving a new signet ring and visiting a tomb before the Mass starts are just some of the details of Leo XIV’s inauguration ...

White smoke rose from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, signaling to the world that the conclave had concluded. Before the ...

The first American pope started the day by taking his first tour through the piazza in the popemobile. The open-topped ...

Pope Leo XIV, history’s first American pope, vowed Sunday to work for unity so that the Catholic Church becomes a symbol of ...

I am particularly interested in how popes exercise authority and leadership today, including their use of symbols ... of Rome Third, when Francis first addressed the crowd in St. Peter’s ...