On this day in 1979, Pope John Paul II, born Karol Wojtyła in Poland, visited his home country for the first time as pontiff, ...

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV's significance as leader of the Catholic Church is beyond dispute, but the papacy's role has historically extended far beyond the altar and pews. For more than a century, ...

Pope Leo XIV greeted thousands of his followers and world leaders during the Inaugural Mass of his pontificate in St. Peter’s ...

Pope Leo XIV will address the crowd via video at a mass celebrating his ascent to the papacy that will be held at Chicago’s ...

In this week’s Throwback Thursday, Brian Bouchard revisits Pope John Paul II’s visit to Moncton, New Brunswick. Pope John Paul II was known as “The Pilgrim Pope” visiting over 129 countries in his ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of the United States has been elected the 267th pope and has stepped onto the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica as the new leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics.

At 1:10 p.m., the papal motorcade left for Miami ... The consensus seemed to be that half a Mass -- and a chance to see Pope John Paul up close -- was better than no Mass at all.