Cardinal Luis Pascual Dri, the Argentine priest whom Pope Francis held up as the model confessor, has died in Buenos Aires at ...

Genealogists in Miami discovered that Pope Leo XIV has several generations of Cuban ancestors on his mother’s side, dating back to the 17th century.

Under canon law, bishops are required to submit their resignation to the pope upon reaching age 75, though it is uncommon for the resignation to be accepted the same day. Tala-oc, who had marked his ...

According to a statement from the Vatican, Peter’s Pence also represents a gesture “of communion and participation in the pope’s mission to proclaim the Gospel, promote peace, and spread ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — A Lexington couple started their European honeymoon with a visit to the Vatican, and a chance encounter with Pope Leo XIV. Breden and Kevin Kokaska secured tickets to a ...

Pope Leo XIV takes a turn in the popemobile to greet thousands of faithful gathered in St. Peter’s Square for the June 18, 2025 general audience on the theme of “Jesus Christ, Our Hope.”.

The Vatican on Wednesday unveiled a fundraising video centred on newly elected Pope Leo, urging the faithful to support his mission amid a serious financial crisis for the Catholic Church.

That was certainly the view of Pope Urban VIII, who had the old medieval fortress renovated as a summer palace 400 years ago. Urban, I confess, is kind of a fave of mine.

Al Pacino is still having career firsts — at age 85. The Academy Award winner became the first movie star to meet with Pope Leo XIV. In Italy for production of an upcoming film about the ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV will resume the papal tradition of taking a summer break outside Rome, the Vatican announced on Tuesday. Leo will transfer to the papal retreat of Castel Gandolfo, ...

Pope Victor I led the church from 189 to 199 AD, Pope Miltiades from 311 to 314 AD, and Pope Gelasius from 492 to 496 AD — all of whose roots trace to North Africa, a bastion of early Christianity.