Pope Francis, who died Monday at the age of 88 after 12 years as the head of the Roman Catholic Church ... morning in St. Peter's Square in front of the Papal Basilica in Vatican City.

In a short address in Italian, Pope Leo praised cycling as an important sport, reminding the world-class athletes that they ...

Hundreds of thousands converged on Vatican City to pay tribute to the late pontiff, who died at the age of 88 on Monday.

The Vatican has released the first photos that show Pope Francis lying in state after the head of the Catholic church died on Easter ... April 23 into the adjacent St. Peter's Basilica in a ...

planning the conclave to elect his successor and making other decisions about running the Catholic Church. The Vatican's photos show Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin and other top ...

Among the regular pilgrims, tourists and assorted onlookers were groups of nuns. There are around 600,000 Catholic nuns around the world, and they dedicate their lives to a variety of religious ...

Pope Leo XIV held his first general audience, a regular weekly gathering he is expected to hold for the rest of his papacy. Following several busy weeks that included the funeral for ...

He called on the Catholic Church to be a “synodal ... start of the conclave on Wednesday. (Vatican Media/Getty Images) Statues are silhouetted atop St. Peter's Basilica on Wednesday.

and took over the Vatican’s powerful office of bishops in 2023, one of the most important jobs in the church.