ROME — The first clue of the next pope’s direction will be the name the winner chooses. The announcement “Habemus Papam” — “We have a pope” — from the balcony of St. Peter’s ...

For more than 26 years, Pope John Paul II traveled the world with a silver pastoral staff topped with a dramatic, abstract ...

Cardinals from 70 countries have gathered at the Vatican to elect a new Pope in the most diverse conclave in history.

Three Irish-born senior figures in the Roman Curia look set to remain in prominent roles under the new pontiff ...

Philipps recalled that she later went on a trip to Europe with friends where they stopped at the Vatican on a day Pope John Paul II happened to be giving an address. She said “a confluence of ...

Pope John Paul II traveled the world with a silver pastoral staff topped with a dramatic, abstract crucifix crafted by the 20th-century artist Lello Scorzelli.

Pope Leo XIV has advanced the sainthood causes of two missionaries whose murders in the Amazon jungle in Ecuador led to the ...

As the Catholic Church welcomed its 267th pope, Leo XIV -- elected May 8 -- attention quickly turned to the first moments of his pontificate. The first weeks of a papacy often give ...

By Francesca Merlo Saturday 31st of May marked the end of the Marian month - the month dedicated to the Virgin Mary. At 8pm Rome time, the faithful gathered outside the Church of Santo Stefano degli ...

Pope Leo XIV is visiting the papal summer palace south of Rome. His visit is fueling speculation about whether he will use it ...

Pope Leo XIV's election as the first American to lead the Catholic Church elevated him to the rare position of being a U.S.