Since the Middle Ages, the Holy See has positioned itself as the preeminent mediator for international conflicts regardless ...

The Vatican said some 200,000 people attended the Mass at St. Peter’s Square, which marked the start of the pontificate of ...

Pope Leo XIV, to be installed as the new Catholic leader, stressed the Church's peacemaking efforts in his first sermons ...

Pope Leo XIV, history’s first American pope, vowed Sunday to work for unity so that the Catholic Church becomes a sign of ...

ANALYSIS: Catholic aesthetics have captivated both believers and nonbelievers worldwide, sparking a renewed admiration for ...

USA Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected the new pope and leader of the Roman Catholic Church on Thursday (May 8), and has taken the name Pope Leo XIV a senior cardinal announced to crowds in S ...

Pope Leo I tangled with Attila the Hun and won. Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne as the first Holy Roman Emperor. This is the history of a legendary papal namesake.

That Leo softened the church’s confrontational stance toward modernity, especially science and politics and laid the foundation for modern Catholic social thought ... They approach the altar one by ...

The pontiff said he would face up to "the questions, concerns and challenges of today’s world" and, in a nod to conservatives ...