As the leader of Vatican City, he is the head of a sovereign nation. But maintaining dual citizenship as a foreign head of ...

Pope Leo XIV said Friday that his election was both a cross to bear and a blessing as he celebrated his first Mass and ...

The newly elected pope said in a 2024 interview that he played tennis in his free time but did not mention the trombone.

Vatican City • At a Mass in the Sistine Chapel on Friday attended by the cardinals who had elected him their leader the day ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost has become the first-ever American elected as the leader of the Catholic Church -- now known by his pontifical name of Pope Leo XIV. The 69-year-old, born on the ...

The Vatican, the smallest country in the world, has an economy shrouded in secrecy. Here are some little known facts that ...

For the first time in history, an American from Chicago has been selected as the new pope of the Catholic Church, and some ...

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

The Vatican is the world's smallest country, ruled by the Pope, with its own laws, bank, and army. Formed in 1929, it holds ...

Harry Styles was among the many spectators that gathered in Vatican City to watch Pope Leo XIV, formerly Robert Francis Prevost, assume his new role as leader of the Catholic Church.

While touring the Colosseum Thursday, Pearson heard church bells echoing across the city — a sign that a new Pope had been ...