Vatican News published a photo of the white-robed pope kneeling before Francis's marble tomb at the basilica in central Rome, ...

ROME - The new Chicago-raised Pope Leo XIV faces an immediate challenge in his native country: taming the brawling U.S. tribe ...

Pope Leo XIV has laid out the vision of his papacy, identifying artificial intelligence as one of the most critical matters ...

Pope Leo XIV made his first trip outside Rome since being elected as leader of the Catholic Church. The pope was driven to ...

Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost, 69, was elected and accepted his fate as the next Bishop of Rome, leader of the world's ...

Leo’s ascent occurred with remarkable speed. Just over two years ago, he’d been one of the church’s 5,400 bishops — a role with no global visibility.

Pope Leo XIV surprised the faithful by visiting the Augustinian Marian sanctuary in the town of Genazzano, near Rome, on ...

The new pope said he would be guided by a key document that his predecessor wrote listing the church’s priorities, including ...

The sanctuary is run by the religious of the Order of St. Augustine and "houses an ancient image of the Virgin, dear to the ...

Pope Leo XIV visited the tomb of his predecessor Francis on Saturday to pray for the man he follows as the head of the ...