vowed Sunday to work for unity so that the Catholic Church becomes a symbol of peace in the world, offering a message of communion during an inaugural Mass in St. Peter’s Square before an ...

Sunday's ceremony in St. Peter's Square blends ancient ritual, evocative symbols and a nod to modern-day celebrity.

(THE CONVERSATION) As crowds celebrated in St. Peter’s Square ... including their use of symbols. When Francis first appeared on that balcony in 2013, he used four aspects of the ritual to ...

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He offered a message of love and communion during an inaugural Mass in St Peter’s Square before an estimated 200,000 ... Leo appeared to choke up when the two potent symbols of the papacy were placed ...

ST. PETER — A convicted sex offender who escaped late Friday or early Saturday from a St. Peter treatment center has been captured in Missouri, according to the St. Peter Police Department.

Habemus papam, we have a pope!” exclaimed Levi Meyer, a junior at St. John Vianney College Seminary (SJV) in St. Paul who is ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV took his first popemobile ride through St. Peter’s Square ahead of his installation on ...

Pope Leo XIV, born in Chicago, is the first American pope in history Over 200,000 people gathered in St. Peter’s Square for Pope Leo XIV's inaugural Mass, marking the beginning of his papacy as ...