"The last thing I imagined was an American pope," said Daniel Runde, 21, a Catholic from the United States who was in St. Peter's Square with two friends.

A convalescing Pope Francis made a surprise in-person appearance when he greeted the crowd in St. Peter's Square on Palm Sunday, another reassuring sign of his recovery from a life-threatening ...

Faithful line up in St. Peter's Square to pay homage to the body of Pope Francis on April 23, 2025 in Vatican City,. Marco Di Lauro/Getty The King issued a heartfelt statement upon hearing the ...

Pope Francis made a short and unannounced visit Saturday to St. Peter's Basilica to pray before this evening's Easter vigil and greet some of the faithful present. The 88-year-old pontiff, in a ...

Inside St. Peter’s, Francis stopped to say hello to two restorers putting the final touches on the restoration of the 17th-century tomb and monument of Pope Urban VIII, by the Baroque master ...

Pope Leo XIV waves to the crowd in St. Peter’s Square before his inauguration mass on May 18, 2025. AP During the Mass, Leo appeared to choke up when the two potent symbols of the papacy were ...