From his first moments on the balcony of St Peter’s Basilica, Pope Leo XIV gave three important clues about what kind of leader of the 1.4 billion-member ­Roman Catholic Church he will be. Leo, ...

Harry Styles was spotted in the crowd during Pope Leo XIV's inaugural speech on May 8, and fans were quick to share their ...

When Pope John Paul II visited Chicago in 1979, an estimated 1.5 million people flocked to see the Holy Father, who said a three-hour Mass in Grant Park. This newspaper called it “the largest crowd ...

White smoke billowed from the Sistine Chape l and St. Peter's bells chimed around 6 p.m. local time in Rome on May 8, ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost, a missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican’s powerful office of ...

Follow live coverage from the Vatican on the second day of conclave as cardinals return to the Sistine Chapel to vote for a ...

Americans in St. Peter’s Square were stunned and joyous when they learned that an American cardinal, Robert Provost, was ...

Among the gathering of Roman Catholic cardinals casting secret ballots this week is Father Robert Sirico — who fans of the show noticed is a dead ringer for the fictional mafia underboss.

Catch the thrilling Day 2 highlights from the Internazionali BNL d’Italia as Fabian Marozsan leads the charge in Rome's Round ...

Now that a new pope has been named and made his first appearance, the question turns to what comes next. Typically, about a ...