Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope, is beginning his ministry with a historic ceremony at St. Peter’s Square, blending ...

Leaders from around the world will be in attendance, including Vice President JD Vance, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and Peruvian President Dina Boluarte.

Tired, the pope did not come at first to St. Peter’s Square on Easter Sunday ... though the exact arrangements depended on his health and the weather, the Vatican said. Under a cloudy sky ...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Right after Sunday worship at St. Paul’s-San Pablo Lutheran Church, Juan Carlos Toapanta lay in a lounge chair set up by the altar, needles sticking out of his forehead ...

"It is our long-standing policy not to provide detailed information on those arrangements, as doing so could compromise their integrity and affect individuals’ security." ...

(AP Photo/Giovanna Dell’Orto) After last Sunday’s worship, the altar table and Easter lilies were moved to make room for seven acupuncture chairs, arranged in a circle facing the central cross.

The Easter holidays are over for another year, and many parents may be breathing a sigh of relief at no longer having to juggle work and childcare. School breaks can be a pressure cooker for family ...

After their brief meeting Saturday, Zelenskyy’s office had said the U.S. and Ukrainian teams were making arrangements for ... for peace and dialogue from the altar of the basilica.

Pallbearers paused before the icon of the Madonna that Francis revered in a final salute, and four children lay white roses at the altar of the ... his final blessing on Easter Sunday, and ...

Royal watchers were left perplexed by Prince William and the UK's Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's seating arrangements during ... s coffin be placed before the altar in St Peter's Basilica ...

Here’s what we know about the funeral of Pope Francis, who died of a heart attack and stroke on Easter Monday ... Francis’ coffin has been laid at the Altar of the Confessio, a sacred space ...