The veneration of Virgin Mary is central to Catholics, from popes to the ordinary faithful. Pope Leo XIV closed the first ...

Renaissance painter’s fresco cycle depicting the life of the saint in Assisi, Italy, took an innovative, vibrant approach to ...

Holden said people have bet on the pope since the 15th Century. This year ... Forbes reported on Thursday morning Italian Cardinal Pietro Parolin surged in betting odds. “ ...

Fabio Fognini's potential last-ever match at the Italian Open was briefly interrupted when organisers announced the news that Robert Prevost had been named as the new pope after a two-day conclave ...

In celebration of Pope Leo XIV's election, here are congratulatory and prayer-filled phrases written out in Italian, according to Annamaria Militana of Torrenova, Sicily. "God bless the pope." ...

before the conclave to elect a new pope (AP) In a sign of his progressive leanings, Zuppi wrote the introduction to the Italian edition of Building a Bridge, by the Rev. James Martin, an American ...

Follow USA TODAY's live coverage of the announcement of a new pope on Thursday, May 8. Could the Roman Catholic Church return to its long tradition of Italian popes? For the first time since the ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Even before he stepped out on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica and spoke May 8, Pope Leo XIV's choice of a name was a powerful statement. Following Pope Francis ...

Instead, by picking Leo, the former-Cardinal Prevost put himself in continuity with a turn-of-the-20th-century pope famous for launching contemporary Catholic social teaching and transitioning the ...

VATICAN CITY, May 8 (Reuters) - The following is the full first speech of Pope Leo XIV ... (Switching back to Italian) To all of you, brothers and sisters of Rome, of Italy, of the whole world ...

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Pope Leo XIV has expressed support for immigrants and criticism of JD Vance. Donald Trump's supporters aren't happy. Born in the Windy City in 1955 to parents of Spanish and Franco-Italian descent ...