On May 16, 1835, a small group of men and women from the Rome area gathered in the home of Evan Pearson, a pastor from what ...

There will always be a time for the grand gesture, but Robert Francis Prevost — now known as Pope Leo XIV — wants the world ...

The cultural moment might seem like Trump’s. But the Catholic Church’s leaders are leading a very different wave.

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Pope Francis, whose time as head of the Catholic Church was noted for an everyman humility and outreach efforts to people of ...

For the second Sunday in a row, the balcony from where the pope prays the traditional Angelus remained empty. An unusual quiet blanketed the streets of Rome, with fewer of the usual crowds of faithful ...

During a Mass for cardinals, Scripture was read in both English and Spanish — a nod to the new pope's missionary work in both ...

A longtime Vatican correspondent shares his insights on the legacy of Pope Francis, a populist leader who sought to bring the ...

Prevost, who took the name Leo XIV, is the first American pope to lead the church. The group had already left the Vatican and were at dinner in another part of Rome ... it’s a small grain ...

Pope Leo isn't just the leader of the Catholic Church. He's also the head of the Holy See, the central governing body of ...

David Willey, who spent decades reporting from Rome for the BBC, reflects on the transformation of the Vatican under Francis - the eighth pope of our former correspondent's lifetime.