ROME — Pope Leo XIV doubled down on Friday on his appeal for unity in the polarized Catholic Church , urging priests to act ...

Pope Francis will be remembered as the most progressive pontiff in the Catholic Church's history. Over the years, the pope ...

ROME -- ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV kicked off a weeklong celebration of Catholic clergy Tuesday by encouraging seminarians to ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who is joining Mr. Vance at the Vatican, has previously pointed to Pope Leo XIII’s landmark 19th-century treatise Rerum Novarum, which addressed the needs and ...

We have an American pope!” Jordan—pastor of St. Francis of Assisi Church, ... The American Pope Brought a Moment of Thumbs Up Joy for a Battered Church. Story by Michael Daly • 18m.

“Pope Francis: A Tribute to the First Latin American Pontiff,” a new book from USA TODAY, honors the memories of Pope Francis’ transformative papacy.

VATICAN CITY — On the eve of the conclave to elect the next pope, the world’s smallest country is engulfed in commotion. Packs of pilgrims chant and sing as they carry large, wooden crosses on ...

As I sat among the more than 200,000 people who came to Rome to grieve the loss and celebrate the life of Pope Francis, one word kept running through my mind − mercy. I thought of the pope’s ...

Pope Francis' Tomb Adorned with Single White Rose in First Images as Mourners Line Up to Pay Respects The Roman Catholic pontiff was buried in a private ceremony following his public funeral on ...

Francis reportedly would pray before that Byzantine-style icon of the Madonna before and after each of his foreign trips during his 12 years as pope. Faithful line up to pay their respects to the tomb ...

Dozens of heads of state attended the funeral service for Pope Francis, who died Monday at age 88, at St. Peter’s Square today. Follow here for the latest.