Pope Leo XIV, history’s first American pope, vowed Sunday to work for unity so that the Catholic Church becomes a symbol of ...

The motto of one newly elected American world leader: " Fight! " The other introduced himself to the world with 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 ...

Around 6 a.m., thousands of people began to file into St. Peter’s Square for Pope Leo XIV’s inaugural Mass. Thousands of volunteers from the Red Cross and other groups took positions in the streets ...

The last non-European pontiff before him was Pope Gregory III, who reigned from 731 to 741 and was born in what is now Syria. With a span of more than 1,270 years between them, Pope Francis’s ...

ALLENTOWN, Pa. - The Diocese of Allentown announced an event to commemorate the death of Pope Francis. The Most Reverend Alfred Schlert, Bishop of Allentown, has directed the tolling of bells ...

Among his first messages, Pope Leo XIV expressed his intention to strengthen the ... Clement XIII, Clement XIV and Pius VI in the 1700s.