Pope Leo XIV held his first general audience, a regular weekly gathering he is expected to hold for the rest of his papacy. Following several busy weeks that included the funeral for ...

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te sent congratulations on Friday to newly appointed Pope Leo, saying Taiwan looked forward to building on existing ties to advance peace and justice, while China offered a ...

President Donald Trump posted an AI-generated image of himself as the pope on Truth Social as cardinals get ready to vote for a new pontiff on may 7.

Pope Francis's efforts to shake up the workings of the Church should be built on by the next pope, according to some - but his critics are less convinced ...

Italy has backed President Donald Trump's suggestion the Vatican might mediate talks on negotiating a ceasefire in Ukraine, ...

U.S. Rep. French Hill led a bipartisan congressional delegation to the Vatican on Sunday, one of 14 House members selected to ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he would be happy to meet with other leaders as he did at Pope Francis' funeral.

"Even though we didn’t actually see the smoke or see the new pope, the feeling of being there, it was in everybody's heart.

Although many signs point to the Vatican as a neutral location for Russia and Ukraine to engage in dialogue, reservations remain.

No surprise, then, that Francis’s arrangements for his own funeral broke the mold. He wanted his departure from the Vatican to be as low-key as his arrival. Papal funerals have traditionally ...

Leo, the first American and second Latin American pope, celebrated his inaugural Mass at the Vatican after waving to the faithful on the popemobile.

Deepening unity among Catholics will be the greatest challenge facing the next pope, who will be elected as early as Wednesday.