Pope Leo XIV, the first American leader of the Catholic Church, called for peace in Gaza and Ukraine at his inaugural mass.

Pope Leo XIV was formally inaugurated at the Vatican. The beginning of his papacy was marked by a historic ceremony and the ...

Among the other notable world ... with the image of St. Peter's boat alongside the new pope's name. Traditionally used as a seal for papal documents, the ring is now purely symbolic, destined ...

Around 6 a.m., thousands of people began to file into St. Peter’s Square for Pope Leo XIV’s inaugural Mass. Thousands of volunteers from the Red Cross and other groups took positions in the streets ...

joined other world leaders on Saturday in paying respects to Pope Francis, who passed away on Easter Monday at age 88 after a series of health complications hospitalized him for weeks. The ...

Former President Joe Biden was among many global luminaries in attendance at Pope Francis' funeral Saturday ... President Donald Trump and other world leaders. The couple instead sat toward ...

Michele Dillon, professor of sociology at the University of New Hampshire, told Newsweek the pope has "important" symbolic power ... to politicians and world leaders, even if he isn't ...

President Trump and other world leaders gathered in Rome on Saturday to honor the life of Pope Francis ... The White House posted an image of the meeting, calling it a private sit down.