The pontiff will stay on the hilltop Vatican property “for a period of rest” from the afternoon of July 6 to the afternoon of ...

Pope Leo XIV is signalling his commitment to continuing the fight against clergy sexual abuse. He has appointed a French ...

One also finds evidence of Pier Giorgio’s particular appreciation for the writings of St. Paul in his own words. This can be ...

The Vatican Museums have unveiled its newly restored Hall of Constantine, one of its Raphael Rooms, including two newly ...

Pope Leo XIV presents the pallium to Archbishop W. Shawn McKnight of Kansas City, Kan., during Mass on June 29 ...

Whether the motivation is a boycott of the United States over its current posturing towards Canada, the ongoing affordability crisis or a host of other reasons, it is clear a greater number of ...

Pope Leo XIV presided over his inaugural Mass on Sunday. Years ago, it would have included a solemn moment when the pontiff was crowned with an elaborate gold and jewel-encrusted papal tiara. By ...

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV (69) and world-famous pop star Madonna (66) have been found to be related. Madonna is known for her long-standing conflict with the Catholic Church, drawing even more public ...

It was Pope Paul VI, for instance, who continued the 1962-65 Second Vatican Council after Pope John XXIII died in 1963. Early in his papacy, Francis himself completed an encyclical, Lumen Fidei ...

Pope Leo XIV will resume the papal tradition of taking a summer break outside Rome. The Vatican announced on Tuesday that Leo will transfer to the papal retreat of Castel Gandolfo, south of Rome ...

St. Mary of the Assumption Parish included this photo commemorating the 1982 meeting of a newly ordained Robert Prevost and Pope John Paul II in its 1986 book marking its 100th anniversary.

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV appears at the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican on May 8, with a red satin mozzetta shoulder cape, burgundy stola with gold embroidery and a gold cross ...