Pope Leo XIV has closed the Vatican's 2025 Holy Year, marking the end of a yearlong celebration that drew 33 million pilgrims ...

Will Pope Leo XIV follow the progressive example of his predecessor or chart a more moderate course? His work in Chicago and ...

The funeral for Pope Francis will be held on Saturday, the Vatican said. Pope Francis, whose time as head of the Catholic Church was noted for humility and outreach efforts to people of disparate ...

Pope Leo XIV greeted the soggy faithful in St. Peter’s Square in both English and Italian and apologized that there wasn’t enough room in the basilica for them all. By Steve Kenny Pope Leo XIV ...

Pope Leo replaces Cardinal Dolan as Archbishop of New York Leo, first US pope, chooses fellow Chicagoan for New York role Bishop Ronald Hicks was serving in Joliet, Illinois Dolan, seen as ...

Rome’s new Colosseum metro station opened on Tuesday, featuring archaeological treasures discovered throughout its 11-year construction. The destination will serve tourists and commuters alike as it ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican unveiled its Nativity scene Monday and lit the 25-meter (82-foot) Christmas tree that towers above it in St. Peter’s Square as a band, chorus and dancers in traditional ...

ROME — The Vatican unveiled its Nativity scene Monday and lit the 82-foot Christmas tree that towers above it in St. Peter’s Square as a band, chorus and dancers in traditional costumes from Italy’s ...

Once a fisherman called by a carpenter, St. Peter’s journey from failure to faith, from denial to destiny, reveals how the fallen can rise to become the rock of salvation. The saint and apostle who ...

ROME — St. Peter’s Church, 200 N. James St., will host its annual ecumenical Veterans Day service at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 16. The hour-long service will honor and remember all who served, especially ...

ST. PETER — For the third straight election, St. Peter voters showed their preference for Shanon Nowell as their mayor over Chuck Zieman and/or Ed Johnson. And residents of St. Peter also preferred ...

ROME — Thousands of faithful from all over the world took part in a solemn pontifical Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica, celebrated by Cardinal Raymond Burke on Saturday, the culmination of a traditional ...