ROME -- Pope Leo XIV celebrated on Wednesday what has been dubbed the first “green” papal Mass, using a new set of prayers ...

Pope Leo XIV is praying for the world to recognize the urgency of the climate crisis and “hear the cry of the poor.” ...

As specialists cleaned and studied the rooms in the Apostolic Palace, they learned new information about the Renaissance ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Catholic priests will now be able to celebrate Mass “for the care of creation” after the Vatican ...

CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy -- Pope Leo XIV arrived in the papal summer retreat of Castel Gandolfo on Sunday to start a six-week vacation, giving the hilltop town back its most illustrious resident after ...

Pope Leo XIV is signalling his commitment to continuing the fight against clergy sexual abuse. He has appointed a French ...

The new Mass, Pro Custodia Creationis (For the Care of Creation), was initially ordered by Pope Francis, who made the ...

Pope Francis has shown "slight" improvement over the past 24 hours, but remains in critical condition, the Vatican announced Wednesday. Francis, 88, has been hospitalized in Rome for nearly two ...

To date there has been no reference to any onset of sepsis in the medical updates provided by the Vatican. At 10 full days, this hospitalization now stands as Francis' longest as pope.

Rome: Pope Francis was in critical condition on Saturday as he was suffering from a long asthmatic respiratory crisis that required high flows of oxygen, the Vatican said. The 88-year-old Francis ...

ROME — The Vatican carried on with its Holy Year celebrations without the pope Saturday, as Pope Francis battled pneumonia and a complex respiratory infection that doctors say remains touch-and ...

The Vatican carried on with its Holy Year celebrations without the pope on Saturday. Francis, who has chronic lung disease, was admitted to Gemelli hospital on Feb. 14 after a weeklong bout of ...