Victims and advocates received the news with cautious favor, but the development highlights how far the Vatican and the ...

Pope Leo XIV appears on the central loggia of St. Peter's Basilica after being chosen the 267th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, at the Vatican, Thursday, May 8, 2025. Pope Leo XIV appears on ...

Prevost is the first American Pope in the history of the Catholic Church ... Images Faithful react as the newly-elected Pope Leo XIV appears at the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican ...

VATICAN CITY — There may have ... and are visual fixtures in and around St. Peter’s Square. The issue of women within the church is a controversial one. The late Pope Francis broke ground ...

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 ...

Pope Francis celebrates the Palm Sunday Mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on March 29, 2015. Vandeville Eric/AP Photos March 25 ... and service within the Church. The white garments ...

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 ...