The feast of the Assumption, possibly the oldest celebration of the Virgin Mary, is rooted in the tradition of Christian practice, supported by magisterial teaching and defined as one of four Marian ...

Pope Leo XIV hopes to visit Turkey in the coming months for a Christian religious commemoration, in what could be his first overseas trip as pontiff.

Pope Leo, whose role in advocating for peace in Gaza has become notably stark since Israel struck the territory's only Catholic church last week, told Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday ...

STORY: :: Pope Leo calls for an end to the 'barbarity of war' after an Israeli strike on Gaza’s only Catholic church:: July 20, 2025:: Vatican City:: Pope Leo"I express my deep sorrow for the ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV marked the 56th anniversary of man’s arrival on the moon Sunday with a visit to the Vatican astronomical observatory in Castel Gandolfo and a call to astronaut Buzz ...

Pope Leo XIV declared the first miracle of his papacy after a Rhode Island doctor turned to prayer and a newborn completely recovered, according to church officials.

South Loop family gifts Pope Leo XIV a 'Da Pope' T-shirt: ‘There's such a sense of pride' The Muñoz family waited two hours in the heat to meet the pope after Mass on Sunday at the Cathedral of ...

Pope Leo XIV marks 56th anniversary of moon landing with observatory visit, call to Buzz Aldrin There are a few precedents of papal calls to “space.” ...

Pope Leo called for an end to the 'barbarity of war' on Sunday as he spoke of his profound pain over an Israeli strike on the sole Catholic church in Gaza.