The holy icon of Panagia Soumela, located in the homonymous Holy Church in Vermio, northern Greece, is the symbol of Hellenism in Pontus.

In choosing his motto and coat of arms, Leo references the Order of St. Augustine, to which he belongs. He uses the ...

Pope Leo XIV ’s inaugural Mass on Sunday morning in St. Peter’s Square and Basilica is a ritual filled with symbolism that ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV vowed Sunday to work for unity in a polarized Catholic Church and world, as history’s first ...

Pope Leo XIV was officially vested with the pallium and the Fisherman’s Ring during his inauguration Mass in St. Peter’s ...

Pope Leo XIV, the first US pontiff, made his debut tour of St Peter's Square on Sunday in a popemobile, greeting tens of ...

Tens of thousands of Catholics and politicians including US Vice President JD Vance will gather at the Vatican on Sunday for ...

Although only 149 of the 265 popes have been interred in St. Peter’s Basilica, none had been buried in Santa Maria Maggiore since Clement IX in the 17th century. Following the instructions of ...

Since the beginnings of the Catholic Church, the choice of a papal name has never been trivial. It often reflects a spiritual ...

The latest stage in this process comes through the crime and policing bill, which will grant Churchill’s statue in Parliament ...

It’s one of the most powerful symbols marking the start of a new papacy. At the end of the conclave, the name of the new pope ...