Pope Leo XIV holds his first general audience in St. Peter’s Square on Wednesday, issuing an appeal for Gaza, which he calls ...

With a liturgy steeped in tradition and rich in symbolism May 18, Pope Leo XIV formally began his ministry as bishop of Rome.

Tens of thousands of Catholics and politicians including US Vice President JD Vance were scheduled to gather at the Vatican ...

Around 6 a.m., thousands of people began to file into St. Peter’s Square for Pope Leo XIV’s inaugural Mass. Thousands of volunteers from the Red Cross and other groups took positions in the streets ...

Anthony Albanese is set to attend Pope Leo XIV's inauguration in Rome amid a hive of diplomatic activity on the sidelines, ...

The formal inauguration of Leo XIV, the first ever American pope, is underway in a special Mass in St. Peter’s Square attended by world leaders, royalty, and ...

COMMENTARY: Papal initiation homilies have long served as moments of clarity, not only inaugurating a pontificate but auguring its direction.

ROME (OSV News) — As the Catholic Church welcomed its 267th pope, Leo XIV — elected May 8 — attention quickly turned to the ...

ANALYSIS: Through his words, gestures and even liturgical picks, the new Pope is synthesizing what came before him.

On the occasion of the Jubilee of Eastern Churches, Patriarch Raphaël Bedros XXI Minassian, head of the Armenian Catholic ...

Pope Leo also celebrated Mother’s Day as jubilee bands and thousands of pilgrims created a festive atmosphere in St. Peter’s ...