Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass "for the care of creation" on the grounds of the Borgo Laudato Si’ ecology center ...

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

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

1946: Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini was canonized by Pope Pius XII as the first American saint. The Italian-American nun ...

A massive Lego man named Dada has welcomed visitors to the new Legoland resort in Shanghai. The resort, which opened Saturday ...

Iran said U.S. strikes on its nuclear sites over the weekend have delivered an “irreparable blow” to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty — a bedrock, international agreement preventing the spread of ...

Sports Baseball New York Mets Eddie Schantz, a Long Island Mets fan, shown on TV celebrating Pope Leo XIV unveiling in Vatican City ...

Perched on the roof of the Sistine Chapel, three birds were the among the first to glimpse the white smoke signaling a new pope.

All eyes are on Vatican City Tuesday with just over a day to go until the start of the papal conclave to elect the 267th pope.

U.S. Cardinal Kevin Farrell is the acting head of the Vatican, serving as the Catholic Church's camerlengo following Pope Francis' death. Here's what to know about Farrell.

Is the Vatican its own country? What to know about the world's smallest sovereign nation Only about 100 acres in size, Vatican City is the smallest independent nation in the world. It is led by ...

A New York school district is facing a lawsuit from a former teacher and parent who says its new Spartans logo is a symbol of hate and White supremacy.