Pope Leo XIV on Sunday made an urgent appeal for peace in the Middle East, warning of the risk of uncontrollable escalation ...

Pope Leo XIV warned of an "irreparable abyss" as US forces continue to bomb Iran after President Donald Trump made the ...

Ahead of the notoriously secret procedure to elect Pope Francis's successor, which will begin on Wednesday, May 7, the Vatican announced it will deactivate cell service and utilize signal jammers ...

Vatican-backed report seeks financial reform to avert decades of lost development A commission launched by the late Pope Francis has outlined financial reforms it says could help to avert decades ...

As the Vatican prepares to memorialize Pope Francis with a funeral Mass on Saturday, it is also planning a conclave to elect the next pope. Here are some of the key figures and themes emerging.

following Pope Francis' death on April 21. A group of 133 cardinals from the College of Cardinals met at the Vatican to vote through secret ballot, with a two-thirds majority required to select ...

Pacino met the Pope alongside Andrea Iervolino, the Italian producer behind his film 'Maserati: The Brothers.' ...

Following several busy weeks that included the funeral for Pope Francis, the conclave and new pontiff’s installation, things were returning to normal after Wednesday’s audience at Vatican City.

Pope Francis, the groundbreaking leader of the Roman Catholic Church, died Monday at the age of 88. Cardinal Kevin Farrell, the Vatican camerlengo, read the announcement of the pope's death from ...

The Vatican has released images of Pope Francis being laid out in an open coffin ahead of the special historic ceremony officially declaring his death. Francis died Monday after suffering a stroke ...

The Vatican has released the first photos that show Pope Francis lying in state after the head of the Catholic church died on Easter Monday. The photographs show Francis dressed in his vestments ...

Vatican officials are asking visitors not to take selfies with the late Pope Francis as he lies in state inside St. Peter’s Basilica, telling them to put their phones away as they passed by the ...