Pope Leo XIV was elected as the Catholic Church's 267th leader on Thursday. The temporary chimney atop the Sistine Chapel released a plume of white smoke on Thursday evening local time, signaling that ...

Francesca Scorsese said directing an episode of "The Saints" about Carlo Acutis, also known as the millennial saint, ...

As the Vatican unveils its crèches, Pope Leo XIV marks his first Christmas with a calmer tone and a forceful call against ...

For the world's 1.4 billion Catholics and for millions of other people as well, the Catholic Church's 2025 was primarily ...

The pontiff offers something rare: a pastor-leader urging the church to reclaim the dignity of every person — not as an ...

He succeeds Randy Ambrosie, who announced in October his intention to retire in 2025 once his successor was chosen. 2 - A ...

The Vatican said an estimated 6,000 people signed up to participate in the weekend pilgrimage, including representatives from ...

Pope Leo XIV has criticized prison overcrowding during a special Mass for detainees, guards and their families ...

What looks like a tiny dot on the map turns out to be one of the most remarkable places in Europe, where centuries of faith and culture sit side by side ...

From a bird's-eye view high above St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, a stunning photograph shows the estimated 250,000 ...

“Dear friends, Advent is the season of the presence and expectation of the eternal. For this very reason, it is in a ...

COMMENTARY: The Pope’s trip to Turkey and Lebanon yielded tangible results — strengthening Orthodox-Catholic ties and issuing ...