The church’s sprawling geographic reach poses just one of the hurdles ahead in his duties as president, especially with today ...

ROME -- Pope Leo XIV signaled commitment to continuing the fight against clergy sexual abuse by appointing France's Bishop ...

The new Mass, Pro Custodia Creationis (For the Care of Creation), was initially ordered by Pope Francis, who made the ...

VATICAN CITY -- In his very first sermon as pontiff, Pope Leo XIV told the cardinals who elected him that anyone who ...

Leo will disappear further this weekend when he begins a six-week vacation in his first break since his historic election May ...

No one ever expected a U.S.-born pope. In this first-ever I “Inside the Vatican” Deep Dive series, those who know him best ...

The Vatican has announced Pope Leo XIV’s public Mass schedule for August and September, following his current stay through ...

While some victims have praised the commission's efforts, it has also been roiled by the resignations of several of its ...

Pope Leo will revive a centuries-old tradition on Sunday by taking a holiday at Castel Gandolfo, where residents of the lakeside town hope for a tourism boost after the late Pope Francis shunned ...

It was one of the first times Leo has spoken unscripted at length in public, responding to questions posed to him by the ...

Pope Leo XIV holds Mass during the formal inauguration of his pontificate in St. Peter's Square attended by heads of state, royalty and ordinary faithful, Sunday, May 18, 2025.