Pope Leo XIV took his first popemobile ride through St. Peter’s Square ahead of his installation on Sunday, waving from the back of the open-back truck to the crowd waving flags and cheering “Viva il ...

"God wants to give his kingdom, that is, full, eternal and happy life, to everyone," the pope said June 4 as he held his ...

Pope Leo XIV vowed Sunday to work for unity in a polarized Catholic Church and world, as history’s first American pope offered a message of healing during ...

An open-topped popemobile had driven Leo on Sunday morning through St. Peter's Square, where about 100,000 people had gathered to catch a glimpse of him, according to the Vatican's press office.

VATICAN CITY — As the words "Habemus papam ... But soon the crowd in St. Peter's Square fell to a hush, as the world waited for the next piece of careful choreography: a Latin pronouncement ...

Families are the cradle of the future of humanity, Pope Leo XIV said during a Mass concluding the Jubilee of Families, ...

In a short address in Italian, Pope Leo praised cycling as an important sport, reminding the world-class athletes that they ...

The Vatican said Monday it would cut the phone signal within the tiny city state during the conclave to elect a new pope -- but this would not affect St Peter's Square.

it’s the unmissable Vatican appointment: the midday Sunday blessing the pope delivers from a window overlooking St. Peter’s Square. The new pope, Leo XIV, is scheduled to deliver his first ...

It’s just remarkable to see someone I know as the pope,” said the Rev. Joe Roccasalva, an Augustinian priest who grew up in Beverly on the South Side.

Americans in St. Peter’s square were stunned and joyous when they ... I put on my clothes and I came to the Vatican .. as soon as I heard his name, I came here," he said.

Pope Leo XIV gave his first Sunday blessing in St. Peter’s Square, calling for peace on Earth in his second large-scale address to the faithful. “I, too, address the world’s great powers by ...