As Pope Leo settles into the job, he signals what's ahead for the new papacy, taking action on the vision he sketched out in a 500-word speech.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV, history’s first American pope, on Thursday made his first American bishop appointment as he ...

Far-right Romanian presidential candidate George Simion lost a legal bid Thursday to annul last weekend's run-off election ...

A ceremony transferring sovereignty of the British Indian Ocean Territory of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius was called off ...

The Palestinian National Authority (PNA) is seeking to arrange a meeting with Pope Leo XIV, its number two, Vice President ...

An American rabbi has voiced optimism for Catholic-Jewish relations after the election of Pope Leo XIV, saying his ...

Trump has been claiming the exact opposite since he invoked the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 in March to detain and deport ...

Pope Leo XIV called for Israel to lift its blockade on humanitarian aid into Gaza during his first General Audience.

Pope Leo XIV is calling for humanitarian aid to enter Gaza amid an Israeli blockade and also urging for peace in Ukraine and Russia — even offering to host negotiations at the Vatican.

Hamas leader Mohammed Sinwar likely was killed by Israel Defense Forces last week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ...

Israel continues to pound Gaza as aid still struggles to get through - The Israeli military continued its renewed attack on ...