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

Tens of thousands came to St. Peter’s Square to mark the official start of the pontificate of the first American to lead the ...

Each language has its own way of greeting to begin a conversation. So no surprise, therefore, that, when we begin Mass, there is a greeting. After all, the Mass is a conversation. God speaks to us ...

The crowd cheered "Viva il Papa" and waved plenty of Peruvian, American and Holy See flags — representing Leo's nationalities ...

The Chicago-born pontiff is the first American to lead the Catholic Church, and while his positions on some of the church’s hot-button issues remain unclear, he has signaled continuity with his ...

U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, both of whom are Catholic, will attend the May 18 inaugural ...

Rosa Icela Rodríguez invited Pope Leo XIV to visit Mexico on behalf of President Sheinbaum following his inaugural mass at ...

"May the Lord guide and sustain you as you embark on this weighty new ministry," wrote President Nelson, President Oaks, President Eyring.

The "Mass for the Inauguration of the Petrine Ministry," to be held in St. Peter's Square, will mark the visible and public ...

The pontiff took his first popemobile ride through St Peter's Square this morning, greeting the crowds ... who is also Catholic, at the mass. Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky is also in ...

In his homily, Bishop Farfán spoke of the profound love the new Pontiff has for Peru — a country he first visited in 1985 — ...

WASHINGTON ― Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio will attend the inaugural mass of Pope Leo XIV ... Vance, the first converted Catholic to serve as vice president, met ...