The new head of the Catholic church is a tennis fan. Within the walls of Vatican City, he will find his own court to play on.

An Omaha native now reports in the Holy See. She's been in Rome since 2016 and has had the opportunity to cover the recent ...

As Pope Leo XIV stepped out in front of cheering crowds outside of St. Peter’s Basilica to give his first speech as head of ...

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV lived in St. Louis, Missouri, in the 1970s while studying to become a priest. He was in a parish ...

Among the regular pilgrims, tourists and assorted onlookers were groups of nuns. There are around 600,000 Catholic nuns ...

A papal conclave is set to begin in Vatican City starting May 7, during which cardinals from around the world will elect the ...

The new pope said he would be guided by a key document that his predecessor wrote listing the church’s priorities, including ...

With Pope Francis' passing, the Roman Catholic Church is focused on electing his replacement. Here's what that means.

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

Vatican City is located in Rome, along the Tiber River. Yes, the Vatican is its own country. In fact, it's the smallest fully independent nation state in the world, according to Britannica. The ...

American Robert Prevost was elected as Pope Leo XIV, receiving support from the Most Rev. Oscar A. Solis of Salt Lake City.

With no candidate securing the necessary two-thirds majority, or 89 votes, the world will need to wait longer for a new ...