Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope, is beginning his ministry with a historic ceremony at St. Peter’s Square, blending tradition, diplomacy, and modern priorities.

Leo officially opened his pontificate by taking his first popemobile tour through the piazza, a rite of passage that has become synonymous with the papacy’s global reach and mediatic draw.

Leo officially opened his pontificate by taking his first popemobile tour through the piazza, a rite of passage that has ...

The veneration of Virgin Mary is central to Catholics, from popes to the ordinary faithful GENAZZANO, Italy -- Pope Leo XIV closed his first public blessing as pontiff with a Hail Mary, after invoking ...

Beyond a simple affirmation of the pope’s authority, the letter by Arturo Sosa, S.J., called attention to its particular ...

Father Anthony Infanti blesses those gathered for Mass during the 2018 iRace4Vocations at Washington Lake Park. Father ...

By Walter Sánchez Silva Pope Leo XIV, when he was bishop of Chiclayo, Peru, offered a special prayer of consecration to the ...

Pope Leo XIV called for a genuine and just peace in Ukraine and an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, in his first Sunday noon ...