Vatican City, Holy See—Pope Leo XIV intends to continue his predecessor's openness towards the LGBTQ community, a leading Catholic exponent of reaching out to...
Vatican City, Holy See—Pope Leo XIV heads off on holiday on Sunday, having spent his first two months as Catholic leader rebuilding unity and bolstering...
Vatican City, Holy See—Pope Leo XIV exhorted the faithful on Sunday to reject an "exclusionary mindset" he said had led to nationalism around the world.
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Vatican City, Holy See—Pope Leo XIV called Wednesday for sufficient humanitarian aid to be allowed into war-ravaged Gaza, where humanitarian agencies say a total blockade has...
Paris, France—World leaders welcomed the election on Thursday of Robert Francis Prevost, who as Pope Leo XIV, becomes the first leader of the world's 1.4...
Vatican City, Holy See—Robert Francis Prevost became Pope Leo XIV on Thursday after cardinals from around the globe chose him to be the first leader...
Vatican City, Holy See—White smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on Thursday, signalling that cardinals locked inside have elected a new leader...
Vatican City, Holy See—Cardinals from five continents held a final mass in St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican on Wednesday before sealing themselves away...
Vatican City, Holy See—From Pius to Clement, Hilarius to Simplicius, papal names through the centuries are inextricably linked to the brilliant or wretched legacies of...
Paris, France—Hype has been building on social media around the Catholic Church's secretive, centuries-old tradition of conclaves to elect a new pope, animating users from...
