Pope Leo has returned to the tradition of awarding bonuses to Vatican employees for their work in the weeks following ...

One of the many titles that Pope Leo XIV, 69, assumed when he was elected on May 8 was bishop of Rome. He has now formally ...

VATICAN CITY, 21st April, 2025 (WAM) -- Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, has died, the Vatican said in a video statement on Monday. He was 88, and had ...

Pope Leo XIV met with Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio a day after formally taking his role as ...

JD Vance and wife Usha briefly met Pope Leo after his inaugural mass, triggering a wave of jokes about the pontiff's safety in the VP's presence.

Pope Leo XIV greeting the crowd from the balcony at St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican on Thursday.Credit...Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times Supported by By Jason Horowitz Emma Bubola ...

Theology professor Jeffrey Morrow can sum up his reaction to learning the identity of the new pope in one word: “Wow.” “I did not expect an American,” said Morrow, who teaches at ...

Prevost, who was promoted by Francis and has a knack for management and a zeal for missionary work, was a stronger candidate ...

“Habemus Papam!” We have a Pope. We now know who the new Pope is — Robert Francis Prevost, now forever known as Leo XIV. He is the first American Pope and the second pontiff to hail from the ...

It was something few people expected: The new pope is from the United States. Sponsor Message With a slate of 133 cardinal electors from all over the world — including many from countries that ...

By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -From his first moments on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, Pope Leo XIV gave three important clues about what kind of leader of the 1.4-billion-member ...