Despite being the US' highest ranking Catholic in government, pope fans are slightly nervous about his return to the Vatican.

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The election of the first US pope is a godsend to businesses in Rome, as big-spending pilgrims flocking to the Vatican are ...

A recent trip to Rome offers the most detailed evidence yet of the close access corporate powers gain from these events.

Pope Leo is just beginning his papacy. The 69-year-old American was elected only last week, but already there are signs ...

Efforts to restart direct peace talks between Russia and Ukraine are facing challenges as an American delegation leads ...

ENDEAVOR Pope Leo XIV is the sixth pope I have known throughout my life. Thanks to social media, and to his being the first American Pope, he could well ...

Vice President JD Vance will attend the inaugural mass of Pope Leo XIV following the pontiff’s historic election as the first ...

In one of Chicago’s south suburbs, while other boys were playing cops and robbers, the future Pope Leo XIV would pretend to hold Mass in the basement of his family’s small brick home, reading from ...

Tens of thousands are expected to gather at St Peter's Square at the Vatican on Sunday for Pope Leo XIV's inauguration mass.

While it is far too early to say how he will use his platform to address such issues, his focus shows he is a church leader who grasps the gravity of this modern concern.

Survivors say Pope Leo must commit to transparency in investigations of priests accused of sexual abuse. His record on doing ...