Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said in a statement on Tuesday that Pope Leo had confirmed during a phone call with her ...

Pope Leo XIV’s election as the first U.S.-born leader of the Catholic Church elevated him to the extremely rare, and legally ...

Pope Leo XIV waves faithful during his visit the Basilica of St Mary Major in Rome, 25 May 2025 ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV has made peace with Jannik Sinner. The top-ranked tennis player visited the new pope on ...

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 ...

A successor to Pope Francis had been elected. But there will be a short wait before his identity becomes clear.

Tens of thousands came to St. Peter’s Square to mark the official start of the pontificate of the first American to lead the ...

ROME — Ahead of the 2013 conclave to replace Pope Benedict XVI, Cardinal Angelo Scola of Milan was tipped to restore the papal hat to an Italian. Italians got the next best thing in Pope Francis ...

Pope Leo XIV’s inaugural Mass at St. Peter’s Square is an ancient ritual filled with symbolism that connects back to Peter, ...

At a conclave with many new members, a swift, stunning consensus built around an unknown to many outside of the church.