Pope Leo XIV is signalling his commitment to continuing the fight against clergy sexual abuse. He has appointed a French ...

Pope Leo XIV is starting a six-week vacation this weekend at the papal summer retreat south of Rome. It's his first break ...

Pope Leo XIV has spoken publicly about his childhood in Chicago for the first time as pontiff. Leo recalled Thursday that ...

The Vatican says leaked documents that seemingly undermined Pope Francis’ stated reason for restricting the old Latin Mass ...

Pope Leo XIV will head to the lakeside town of Castel Gandolfo for his summer vacation. After 12 years of papal absence, ...

For 400 years, most popes escaped the Roman summer in the hilltop town of Castel Gandolfo, Italy. Then Francis stopped going, ...

In order to become a pope, a candidate need only be Catholic and male. However, for centuries, popes have only been chosen from among the Catholic cardinals, the church's most senior officials.

See young photos of Pope Francis and follow his journey from priesthood in Argentina all the way to papacy in Vatican City, in the wake of his death on April 21, 2025.

Pope Francis. “It (the embalming process) involves the injection of preservative liquids through the circulatory system, followed by aesthetic care of the face and hands,” Andrea Fantozzi ...

Behind the name Pope Leo and its ties to social justice 01:59. Cardinal Robert Prevost has been announced as the new pontiff and has chosen the name Pope Leo XIV.. There are no written rules or ...

Al Pacino met Pope Leo XIV on Monday, June 16. "He was very excited and very happy to meet the Pope," film producer Andrea Iervolino, who was present for the meeting, tells PEOPLE.

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, an American, has been elected as Pope Leo XIV, succeeding Pope Francis. Catholics across Massachusetts expressed joy and hope, anticipating continuity with Pope ...