VATICAN CITY -- VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV is planning to travel to Spain this year, with stops in Madrid, Barcelona ...

Pope Leo XIV, the Catholic Church's first ever American leader, appears to signal a more inclusive leadership style than his ...

P ope Leo XIV has summoned a second consistory of the College of Cardinals, scheduled for late June. According to Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni, the pontiff intends to gather the world’s Catholic ...

The “Pray with the Pope” initiative is part of the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network, which, during the pontificate of Pope ...

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The 170 cardinals attending the extraordinary consistory called by Pope Leo XIV set the church's mission and synodality as ...

Even if the Vatican were to release a full transcript of this week’s consistory—which it certainly will not do—a detailed ...

Cardinal Timothy Radcliffe, a Dominican theologian, offered a reflection Jan. 7 to help the cardinals understand their role ...

Chants of "We love Francis, yes we do!" rang as thousands jammed the White House Ellipse Wednesday for a glimpse of Pope Francis. And the faithful got everything they hoped for. The pope, in ...

Pope Leo decried the use of military force as a means of achieving diplomatic goals on Friday, delivering an unusually fiery ...