The papacy is a global platform, so the issues Pope Leo chooses to focus on can resonate far beyond the church.

Pope Leo XIV, now the successor of St. Peter, leads the 1.4 billion-strong Catholic Church in a sacred role that few others ...

That the new pontiff’s ancestry can be partially traced to a historic enclave of Afro-Caribbean culture in New Orleans has ...

Pope Leo XIV had the opportunity to meet three of his predecessors at the helm of the Barque of Peter. The following are some photos of these encounters between former Cardinal Robert Prevost as a ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost, the first U.S. pope in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church, previously led a Catholic ...

Pope Francis, who has died aged 88 after 12 years at the head of the Catholic Church, was probably the most famous Argentinian who ever lived. Born in 1936 as Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Pope Francis ...

Vendors in Indonesia sold keychains and fans bearing his image. A message board to the late pope was covered in writings from the Catholic faithful outside a parish in Quezon City, Philippines ...

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Children light candles near a mural of Pope Francis in Dili, East Timor, Friday, April 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati) Advertisement ...

Pope Francis' image seemed to be everywhere Friday as the world mourned his death in Rome at the age of 88. Artists created murals and graffiti memorializing him, including one in Buenos Aires ...