For those (arch)dioceses that do not mark today as the Ascension, the liturgical calendar allows celebration of the optional ...

A gold metallic embroidered stole of Pope John XXIII and the papal tiara of Pope Paul VI are displayed at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington on Oct. 30 ...

Pope Leo said: “Dear brothers, I would like to conclude the first part of our meeting by making my own — and proposing to you as well — the hope that St. Paul VI expressed at the ...

Pope Paul VI, Pope John XXIII, Pope Pius XII and Pope Pius XI. Recent popes have made numerous missionary trips abroad after they became pope — including Pope Francis, Pope Benedict XVI and Pope ...

"The View" co-host Sunny Hostin revealed Monday she now "loves" Pope Leo XIV after discovering his "Black" background. Hostin had previously expressed concerns about the new pontiff on Friday ...

The pope's address to the media lasted just a few minutes. It took place in the Vatican's cavernous Paul VI Assembly Hall. When his remarks concluded, the pope walked down the steps at the front ...

He prayed in front of the tombs of several previous popes, including the progressive Pope Paul VI and the more conservative Pope Pius XII. Many Catholics have closely watched Leo’s moves in his ...

Vatican Media filmed him praying before a mix of progressive and tradition-minded popes: Pope Paul VI, who closed out the modernizing reforms of the 1960s Second Vatican Council, and Popes Pius ...

Vatican Media filmed him praying before a mix of more progressive and tradition-minded popes: Pope Paul VI, who closed out the modernizing reforms of the 1960s Second Vatican Council, and Popes ...