Photos of "a pope in muddy boots" began circulating on social media shortly after Cardinal Robert Prevost was introduced as Pope Leo XIV. The story behind the images tells of a pastor in close ...

Pope Leo XIV will preside over his inaugural mass today in front of St Peter’s Basilica, which marks the formal start of his papacy. JD Vance, Marco Rubio and Volodymyr Zelenskyy are attending.

The meeting between the pope and the ayatollah has historical resonance. When he was elected pope in 2013, Archbishop Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina decided to be named Pope Francis.

Pope Leo XIV, the first U.S.-born pontiff, began his papacy with a richly-symbolic inaugural Mass, celebrated at the Vatican before a crowd of 150,00 people.

The pope’s head-of-state status is most visible at multilateral forums. In 2024, for instance, Pope Francis became the first pontiff to address a G7 summit, speaking in a special session on ...

Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio will attend Pope Leo XIV’s inaugural mass in Vatican City on Sunday, the White House announced Thursday.

One issue any pope would have to face when elected to govern the Catholic Church is that of continuing to address the clergy sexual abuse crisis. We explain the pope's approach and what happens next.

Pope Leo XIV’s brother scorches trans people, female politicians and anti-Trump Democrats online The 73-year-old Florida man appears to be a staunch Trump supporter who uses his Facebook account ...

The pontiff held his first meeting with the news media at the Vatican and called on reporters to choose “the path of communication in favor of peace.” Elisabetta Povoledo Pope Leo XIV on ...

Pope Leo XIV has laid out the vision of his papacy and has identified artificial intelligence as one of the most critical matters facing humanity.

The Chicago-born pope prayed in silence at the tomb of Francis as the sun was setting over Rome. Earlier in the day, in a two-hour meeting with the College of Cardinals, Pope Leo made abundantly ...