Tensions increased further in April, when American cardinals joined Leo in challenging the morality of war against Iran. Trump crudely assailed the pope on social media, denigrating him as “WEAK on ...

Since Pope Francis was buried in the Basilica of St. Mary on April 27, 2025, the basilica has been transformed from a prominent Roman church into one of the city's major pilgrimage sites for admirers ...

ROME—With Pope Leo XIV’s first big crisis looming, the Vatican on Wednesday issued a final warning to a breakaway group of ...

After years of asymmetrical treatment under Francis, the new pontiff appears determined to discipline dissidents fairly while ...

With Pope Leo XIV's first big crisis looming, the Vatican on Wednesday issued a final warning to a breakaway group of ...

Pope Leo pays tribute to ‘great gift’ Pope Francis on first anniversary of his death - Pope Leo XIV has paid tribute to Pope Francis on the first anniversary of his death ...

Francis' coffin reached St. Mary Major Basilica, his chosen burial place, following Mass in the morning at St. Peter's Square ...

Pope Leo has captured the hearts of the faithful through his papal trips, and events like canonizations and special liturgies ...

While the Church has no intention of changing its doctrine on marriage — recognizing only unions between a man and a woman — the Vatican has signaled that it intends to continue Francis’s outreach to ...

Pope Leo XIV traveled by helicopter to Pompeii, near Naples, for a daylong visit to mark the May 8 feast of Our Lady of ...

A year into his papacy, Leo has shown a readiness to challenge Washington, defying any concerns about the election of an American pontiff.