Renaissance painter’s fresco cycle depicting the life of the saint in Assisi, Italy, took an innovative, vibrant approach to ...

From Polish pilgrimage trails to French vineyards, the places popes come from often gain new meaning. With the announcement ...

I have long forsaken my religious upbringing, but an Italian mass the day after the Papal funeral? It’s like Italy’s Mayhem ...

Leo said the world was living through "the dramatic scenario of a Third World War being fought piecemeal," repeating a phrase ...

Leo, the first American pope, told the cardinals who elected him that he was fully committed to the reforms of the Second ...

Cumberland’s downtown district centers around the pedestrian-friendly Baltimore Street, a brick-paved promenade that feels like Main Street USA without the Disney price tag.

Leo XIV held his first Mass as pope in the Sistine Chapel on Friday, in what was a private service for the 132 voting ...

Follow live coverage as Catholic cardinals elect the next Pope in the highly secretive conclave to lead the Vatican following ...

The first American pope succeeds Francis, preaching peace while confronting Church divides and urgent global crises.

Cardinal Robert Prevost is elected Pope Leo XIV to become the first pope from the US. Read a recap of the events of May 8.

Asked whether it was unexpected for an American to be elected, Father Reese said: “Oh yeah, shocking.” Robert Prevost, who ...

The cardinals are shut off from the world for the secretive voting that will result in new leadership for the world's 1.4 ...