One of the two bells from the former Urakami Cathedral here, which was destroyed by the U.S. atomic bombing during World War ...

Pope John Paul II traveled the world with a silver pastoral staff topped with a dramatic, abstract crucifix crafted by the 20th-century artist Lello Scorzelli.

Prior to his episcopal ordination as auxiliary bishop of the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services May 9, 2025, ...

With the fisherman's ring and the lambswool pallium over his shoulders, these links to John Paul II helped Leo XIV stress the need for unity and core Catholic traditions. Nonetheless, he faces painful ...

Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy presented Pope Leo XIV with a religious icon, painted on wood that had seen the ...

Pope Leo XIV will formally begin his ministry as bishop of Rome with a liturgy steeped in tradition and rich in symbolism May ...

Tens of thousands of people are streaming into St. Peter's Square for the formal installation service of history's first ...

Born in Chicago, Pope Leo XIV received the symbols of his office during a historic inaugural Mass at the Vatican. He urged an ...

Pope Leo XIV officially opened his pontificate by taking his first popemobile tour through the piazza near St. Peter's ...