Pope Leo XIV, history’s first American pope, has vowed to work for unity so that the Catholic Church becomes a sign of peace ...

Among the powerful figures in the crowd? King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain, Queen Mathilde and King Philippe of Belgium, JD and Usha Vance, and more.

It was not the first Mass Pope Leo XIV ever celebrated, but probably the most significant. On Sunday, America’s first ...

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Catholic missions in places like Ōtaki, Whanganui, and Hokianga became cultural and spiritual hubs for generations of Māori.

Before some 200,000 people in St. Peter's Square—a crowd that included world leaders, clergy, and supporters from his hometown of Chicago—Pope Leo XIV began his reign Sunday with a promise to ensure ...

JD Vance’s efforts to schmooze were rebuffed by Pope Leo XIV Sunday — as the pontiff shook him off to meet with other world ...

The pontiff said he would face up to "the questions, concerns and challenges of today’s world" and, in a nod to conservatives ...

The Vatican said some 200,000 people attended the Mass at St. Peter’s Square, which marked the start of the pontificate of ...

Presiding over a Mass in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday, Leo was inaugurated as the first American pope, in a ceremony filled ...

Pope Leo XIV presided over his inaugural mass Sunday, May 18, with world leaders and a crowd of 200,000 people gathered in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican. Following the death of Pope Francis on ...