When the cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church gathered behind closed doors last year to elect a successor to Pope Francis, ...

As the new year begins and the Jubilee Year comes to a close, Pope Leo XIV will hit the ground running with an extraordinary ...

Strong departments of justice and finance are essential if the Vatican is going to operate effectively and efficiently ...

Pope Benedict XVI on Saturday offered his strongest public statement yet on sex abuse against minors by Roman Catholic priests, apologizing to victims and calling the abuse "evil." The apology came ...

Pope Leo XIV’s first Christmas Eve mass held inside St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican will begin airing on Dec. 24 at 11:30 ...

Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV is celebrating his first Christmas as leader of the Roman Catholic Church. Thousands joined the ...

While the year was marked by profound change, the new pope emphasized his intention to lead the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics in a spirit of continuity with his predecessor.

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Pope Leo XIV is preparing to celebrate a historic Christmas at the Vatican as the first American leader of the Roman Catholic ...

Pope Leo XIV on Monday called on officials of the Roman Curia to deepen both mission and communion, urging Vatican offices to be “more mission-oriented” and cautioning against the “forces of division” ...

Pope Leo XIV presided over his first Christmas Eve mass at St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican in Rome on Dec. 24. The ...

Pope Leo XIV greeted the soggy faithful in St. Peter’s Square in both English and Italian and apologized that there wasn’t ...