A local historian went to Rome for the first time during the conclave. But he wasn’t expecting ‘that’ kind of history.

The Argentine justice system has added the auxiliary vicar of Opus Dei as a defendant in a case involving the alleged human ...

In his very first sermon as pontiff, Pope Leo XIV told the cardinals who elected him that anyone who exercises authority in ...

Leo was first appointed a bishop by Francis in 2015 and then chosen by the late pope to take up a senior Vatican role two years ago. He has frequently praised his predecessor in his first weeks.

Pope Francis, then a cardinal, kisses a man’s foot during a Mass with youth trying to overcome drug addictions in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 2008. AP Photo ...

Pope Francis, then a cardinal, kisses a man’s foot during a Mass with youth trying to overcome drug addictions in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 2008. AP Photo Not all Latin American bishops ...

Pope Leo XIV attended the funeral of Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square on April 26, 2025, in Vatican City, Vatican. Pope Francis died on April 21st at the age of 88.

Robert Francis Prevost becomes Pope Leo XIV, the first U.S.-born pope to lead the global Catholic Church, following a two-day conclave that concluded May 8.

In his first formal address to Roman Catholic cardinals, Pope Leo XIV on Saturday said he would continue the work of Pope Francis in steering the church in a more missionary direction, with ...