Discover why Vatican City, the heart of the Catholic Church, remains an independent city-state entirely surrounded by Rome.

In an unexpected visit, Hollywood actor Al Pacino was received by Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday, June 17, at the Vatican.

We can offer our own form of papal indulgence for Pope Leo's baseball inclinations. Under church teaching, this is a personal, not papal, declaration.

A new revelation about his lineage has linked Pope Leo XIV to some of the biggest names in pop culture and politics. Read ...

In Italy for production of an upcoming film about the Maserati auto empire, Pacino had an official audience with the new ...

The elevation of Liverpool’s Catholic cathedral is acknowledgement at the highest level of Sir Frederick Gibberd’s radical ...

The newly appointed Pope Leo XIV has some surprising distant Hollywood family members, including Justin Bieber and Madonna. Here’s who else the new Pontiff is related to.

As temperatures in Rome swelter this month, reaching more than 35 degrees Celsius (95°F) under the hot Mediterranean sun, ...

Dozens of 7NEWS employees will volunteer at a local nonprofit Wednesday to celebrate our parent company’s Founder’s Day of Caring. Nexstar, 7NEWS’ parent company, is ...

Tony and Grammy Award-winning artist Leslie Odom, Jr., returns to the Peace Center for his 2025 Christmas Tour. The event is ...