Are popes getting younger or older? How long do their tenures last? And how have their educational backgrounds evolved?

On his first papal trip, Pope Leo XIV went to the Sanctuary of Our Mother of Good Counsel in the medieval village of Genazzano and on the drive back stopped to pray by Pope Francis’ tomb in the ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV affirmed Friday that the family is founded on the “stable union between a man and a woman,” ...

Vatican expert Michael Kelly, who was among those taken by surprise by the election of Cardinal Robert Prevost as the first ...

Arlene and I have been blessed to have had many “once-in-a-lifetime” experiences. But aside from marriage, baptism and ...

The veneration of Virgin Mary is central to Catholics, from popes to the ordinary faithful ...

When Pope Leo XIV steps out for his official installation on Sunday, the vestments he wears will speak, at least in some way, for him and his papacy.

The newly elected Pope Leo XIV has reportedly reopened the papal apartments, which had been sealed since Pope Francis's death ...

Pope Leo XIV spent two decades ministering in Peru. He became part of Peruvian society and, eventually, a leader within it.

Prime Minister Mark Carney is flying to Italy, where he is set to attend Pope Leo XIV's inaugural mass on Sunday.

Some Catholics in Chicago still hope the new pope will signal greater acceptance for the LGBTQ+ community — with time.

In this central Roman neighborhood, just steps from St. Peter’s Square, he also frequented the Omega Fitness Club, which ...