VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV vowed Sunday to work for unity in a polarized Catholic Church and world, as history’s first American pope offered a message of healing during an inaugural Mass in St. Peter ...

Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope, is beginning his ministry with a historic ceremony at St. Peter’s Square, blending ...

Thousands streamed into St. Peter’s Square early Sunday to inaugurate Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate, joining presidents and ...

The Mass in St Peter's Square marks the start of the pontificate of the first American to lead the Roman Catholic Church.

The bells of St Peter’s Basilica rang as Leo waved from the back of the vehicle that looped slowly through the square.