Pope Leo XIV has broken the seal on the papal apartments, marking one of his first major symbolic moments as pontiff ...

Prior to his elevation to the papacy, Leo XIV stayed out of the spotlight on certain reforms backed by his predecessor but ...

Hundreds of cardinals attended mass inside St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Sunday, to mark the end of a nine-day mourning ...

As much as Leo he has echoed Francis, the first American pope is fast emerging as his own man. VATICAN CITY — As he has done ...

The next pope will inherit a soaring deficit and culture of financial malpractice that Francis tried and failed to solve even ...

As a fireworks expert tests the Vatican's contemporary system for "holy smoke," Catholic cardinals mull their divergent ...

Under church rules, it must start 15 to 20 days after a pope's death; Francis died on April 21. Ahead of the conclave, Vatican officials and employees who will help support the process ...

The 2025 conclave is less predictable than ever after Francis shook up the Catholic Church during his years as pope. More ...

The Vatican on Thursday, May 8, elected the new Pope of the Catholic Church after pontiff Francis' death. As is the tradition ...

All 133 cardinals eligible to elect Pope Francis’s successor have arrived in Rome for the conclave and been locked in to take ...

Pope Leo XIV made his first outing since his election and visited Rome, where he visited Pope Francis' tomb and prayed there.

The newly chosen Pope Leo XIV is not only the latest spiritual leader of over a billion Catholics worldwide he also marks ...