In his very first sermon as pontiff, Pope Leo XIV told the cardinals who elected him that anyone who exercises authority in ...

Pope Leo XIV will take a summer break outside Rome, in Castel Gandolfo where locals and faithful anxiously await his arrival.

Overlooking Lake Albano on a hill south of Rome, Castel Gandolfo was for centuries a much-loved papal summer retreat — until Pope Francis renounced both the estate and summer holidays.

BRICS leaders meeting in Rio de Janeiro from Sunday are expected to decry Donald Trump's hardline trade policies, but are ...

This photo gallery, curated by photo editor Anne Marie Belgrave, highlights some of the most compelling images worldwide ...

At least 45 people were injured by two accidental explosions at a Rome gas station at 8 a.m. local time on Friday.

President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis rekindle their bond during tour of Alligator Alcatraz processing ...

Pope Leo XIV spent his first two months as Catholic leader rebuilding unity and bolstering tradition after his predecessor’s ...

The bill contains cuts to welfare programs "that protect God's creation," says the head of the U.S. bishops' conference.

Beneath a canopy of Roman pines, Americans in Rome celebrated the Fourth of July this year with something more than barbecue and fireworks: the historic election of the first pope born and raised in ...

Pope Leo XIV heads off on a holiday on Sunday, having spent his first two months as the Catholic Church’s leader rebuilding ...