Pope Leo XIV took his first trip outside the Vatican on Saturday (May 10), heading about an hour's drive east of Rome for a ...

Pope Leo XIV laid out the vision of his papacy Saturday, identifying artificial intelligence as one of the most critical ...

Leo, the first American pope, told the cardinals that he was fully committed to the reforms of the Second Vatican Council, ...

In his first formal meeting with cardinals, which began with a standing ovation, the new pontiff said he chose his papal name ...

"I wanted so much to come here in these first days of the new ministry that the church has given me" to seek Mary's help "to ...

Leo XIV prayed at the tomb of Pope Francis on Saturday, just two days after being elected new head of the Catholic Church and ...

The world watched as white smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel, signaling the swift election of Cardinal Robert Francis ...

Sylvia Poggioli has covered several papal conclaves and the Vatican for decades. For this week's reporter's notebook, she reflects on what it's like to cover one of the most secretive institutions in ...

Francis, the first Latin American pope, clearly had his eye on Prevost and in many ways saw him as his heir apparent.