CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy -- Pope Leo XIV arrived in the papal summer retreat of Castel Gandolfo on Sunday to start a six-week ...

Speaking from the Vatican, the pope offered condolences Sunday to families of the victims of the Central Texas flooding that ...

The death toll from flash floods that raged through Central Texas is nearing 70 after searchers found more bodies ...

Pope Leo XIV is starting a six-week vacation this weekend at the papal summer retreat south of Rome, his first break since his election in May, but he has plenty to think about.

In his very first sermon as pontiff, Pope Leo XIV told the cardinals who elected him that anyone who exercises authority in ...

Pope Leo XIV is signalling his commitment to continuing the fight against clergy sexual abuse. He has appointed a French ...

French Archbishop Thibault Verny is the Vatican's new president of its Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors ...

The prelate succeeds U.S.-born Cardinal Seán O’Malley, 81, the founding president of the safeguarding commission established ...