Pope Leo XIV, history’s first American pope, appeared in St. Peter’s Square before 150,000 faithful and world leaders in Vatican City on May 18, 2025 Delegations representing countries from around the ...

During the Mass, attended by JD Vance, Marco Rubio and an estimated 200,000 people, Leo offered a vision of the Catholic Church that embraces differences and opposes economic exploitation. After ...

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Leo XIV spoke on Sunday of the remarkable times during which he's been elevated to the papacy, saying during his first homily as pontiff that he will rise to the task "with fear ...

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VATICAN CITY -- Pope Leo XIV criticized how the wealthy live in a "bubble of comfort and luxury" while poor people suffer on the margins, confirming in his first teaching document that he is in ...

ROME — Pope Leo XIV on Sunday told more than a million Catholic youths at a closing Mass for a weeklong encounter with the next generation of faithful that they are “the sign that a different world is ...

On the Jubilee of Choirs, Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass, urging choristers to live their ministry as a sign of ecclesial unity ...

King Charles III is the head of the Church of England, but he prayed in public with the head of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo, during a visit to the Vatican. The service in the Sistine Chapel marked ...