The first American pope took possession of the St. John Lateran Basilica, with an evening Mass attended by Roman priests and ...

Pope Leo XIV has completed the final ceremonial steps to formalizing his role as the bishop of Rome. The pontiff formally ...

It was a truly hectic Sunday, May 25, for the American-born pope, as he visited the two major basilicas: St. John Lateran and ...

Hundreds of thousands filled St. Peter’s Square and lined the streets of Vatican City to bid a solemn farewell to a widely ...

Pope Leo XIV asked Sunday for prayers for China’s Catholics to be in communion with the Holy See, as he made his first public ...

Cardinals will meet next month to pick Francis' successor, deciding if the new pope should continue with the late pontiff's push for a more open Church or cede to conservatives who want to return to a ...

Pope Leo XIV visited on Sunday (May 25) the tomb of his predecessor, the late Pope Francis, in Rome's Basilica of Saint Mary ...

Pallbearers stand next to the hearse carrying the coffin of late Pope Francis near the Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica in Rome on Saturday. (Marco Bertorello/AFP/Getty Images) 0 min Pope Francis has ...

Pope Leo XIV took his first trip outside the Vatican on Saturday, heading about an hour's drive east of Rome for a visit to a ...