Pope Leo XIV, who was chosen as pontiff in early May, is actually related to Madonna and Justin Bieber, TMZ reports. But he doesn’t just share a bloodline with the “Like a Prayer” singer and the Biebs ...

Popes have used the estate at Castel Gandolfo as a summer residence since the 17th century. Pope Francis broke from that tradition, but now Pope Leo XIV is reviving it.

With the election of Pope Leo XIV, the church and the world had to come to grips with an unexpected, new spiritual leader, ...

Veteran Hollywood actor Al Pacino met Pope Leo XIV on Monday at the Vatican. He was accompanied by producer Andrea Iervolino.

How he chooses to bring his own legal acumen to bear on each of these three situations will say a great deal about the early ...

In his first words directed specifically to Americans, Pope Leo XIV told young people on Saturday how to find hope and ...

“So many people who suffer from different experiences of depression or sadness — they can discover that the love of God is ...

The Chicago-born pope addressed a crowd of 30,000 in a live-streamed message from the Vatican: "Build up community [and] ...

She has studied everything from early Christian art to papal sarcophagi to the Renaissance ... 3 a.m. to follow developments from the Vatican as the conclave began and stretched into a second ...

Faithful hold a banner reading "Viva il Papa" after white smoke billows from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel during the conclave to elect a new pope, at the Vatican, Thursday, May 8, 2025.

White smoke billows from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel during the conclave to elect a new pope, at the Vatican, Thursday, May 8, 2025. White smoke billows from the chimney of the Sistine ...