Top church leaders have visited Gaza after its only Catholic church was struck by an Israeli shell the day before.

Millions of people around the world were stunned when Pope Leo XIV was elected earlier this year, but one Vatican correspondent wasn't.

Serving life by caring for others is “the supreme law” that comes before all of society’s rules, Pope Leo XIV said in his ...

“In order to live eternally, we do not need to cheat death, but to serve life, by caring for others in this, our time ...

Pope Leo XIV is still keeping his cards close to his cassock, but people who have observed him over the years are helping ...

The last three popes — Benedict XVI, Francis, and Leo XIV — have on more than one occasion recommended reading “Lord of the World.” ...

Cardinal Michael Czerny was one of the four Jesuits and four Canadian cardinals among the 133 cardinal electors from 70 countries who voted in the conclave that elected Pope Leo XIV on May 8. Born ...

Leo XIV, elevated by Francis, becomes first American pope The election of a first North American pontiff came after the death of the first Latin American pope and signaled a relinquishing of papal ...

As cardinals begin a conclave to choose Pope Francis’ successor, they must decide whether to find a pope who follows his path or forges a new one.

The mission of a pope “is love itself, which becomes service to the Church and to all humanity,” Cardinal Dominique Mamberti said in St. Peter’s Basilica.

The face of Brother Juan of the Community of the Lamb went viral last week in a video recalling an emotion-laden moment with Pope Francis in Rome.

At his funeral, Pope Francis was remembered and venerated as a pontiff with "strength and serenity" who modeled his pontificate on St. Francis of Assisi. The dean of the College of Cardinals ...