Another icon of the Eternal City is the Circus Maximus—a vast open space capable of hosting large-scale collective events ...

St. Peter's is a church within Vatican City, the microstate in Rome. The word "basilica" can refer to a Roman Catholic church in which ceremonies take place, but, according to Merriam-Webster it ...

A final Mass, then ‘All out’ The cardinals began the day by participating in a final pre-conclave Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica.

Andrea Gallardo, 20, from Texas, wears an American flag after Pope Leo XIV appeared on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on Thursday.

Pope Leo XIV will appear in public again this Sunday in St Peter's Square. From the balcony of St Peter's Basilica, the first pontiff from the United States, former Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost ...

Pope Leo XIV's inauguration mass took place on the morning of Sunday, May 18, in St Peter's Square in Rome. Having sprinkled water towards those assembled as a remembrance of baptism and heard ...

Breaking Down Pope Leo XIV's first remarks from St. Peter's Balcony In his first address Thursday, Pope Leo XIV spoke of peace, building bridges and helping people who are suffering.

Cardinal Oswald Gracias of India and Cardinal Joseph Coutts of Pakistan were spotted leaving St. Peter’s Basilica together on Wednesday after the Mass “Pro Eligendo Romano” (“For the ...

Andres Novoa, 33, from the Archdiocese of Miami, held up one of the few American flags in St. Peter's Square after the announcement of Pope Leo IV as the 267th leader of the Catholic Church on May ...

Pope Leo XIV gave his first Sunday blessing in St. Peter’s Square, calling for peace on Earth in his second large-scale address to the faithful. “I, too, address the world’s great powers by ...

When Leo appeared for the first time before the Mass began, standing up in the famous open-top white popemobile as it pulled into the piazza in front of St. Peter’s Basilica shortly after 9 a.m ...