Pope Leo I tangled with Attila the Hun and won. Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne as the first Holy Roman Emperor. This is the ...

Roman Catholic Cardinals gathered for a special ... four or five days,” Father Patrick Mary Briscoe, explained. Out of the 135 eligible cardinals, only 133 will be part of the Conclave.

By Emma Bubola Reporting from Vatican City In his first formal address to Roman Catholic cardinals ... The new pope also explained the choice of his name. The previous pope with his name, Leo ...

USA Cardinal Robert Prevost, 69, was elected the new pope and leader of the Roman Catholic Church on Thursday and has taken the name Pope Leo XIV a senior cardinal announced to crowds in St. Peter ...

The new leader of the Roman Catholic Church, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, has been announced following a two-day conclave – the process of selecting a new pope. The occurrence of the papal ...

Governed by the Pope and home to the Roman Catholic Church's central administration, the Vatican is not just a religious hub—it's a political, economic and historical powerhouse. Founded in 1929 ...

AFP//Getty Images Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, better known as Pope Francis, addresses the crowd on the balcony of St Peter’s Basilica’s after being elected the 266th pope of the Roman Catholic ...

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Istanbul drew particular attention by attending as it was the first time the spiritual leader of Orthodox Christians had joined a Roman Catholic pope’s ...

President Bola Tinubu has been invited to Rome, the capital of Italy, by the newly elected Pope Leo XIV for his inauguration on Sunday, May 18In his invitation, Pope Leo XIV explained that the ...

Cassocks, which have historical links to the Roman robe known as the “caracalla ... which resembles the capes worn by Catholic pilgrims in the past, in white. The white rochet is ...