“The pope is not your friend. He is not going to sit down and have a beer with you,” he says. “If you think the pope is your pal, will you feel betrayed when he reminds you of your religious and moral ...

It’s just remarkable to see someone I know as the pope,” said the Rev. Joe Roccasalva, an Augustinian priest who grew up in ...

Presiding over a Mass in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday, Leo was inaugurated as the first American pope, in a ceremony filled ...

Pope Leo XIV vowed Sunday to work for unity in a polarized Catholic Church and world, as history’s first American pope ...

During an inaugural Mass in St. Peter’s Square before tens of thousands of people, presidents, patriarchs and princes, Pope ...

Pope Leo XIV’s inaugural Mass at St. Peter’s Square is an ancient ritual filled with symbolism that connects back to Peter, ...

Around 6 a.m., thousands of people began to file into St. Peter’s Square for Pope Leo XIV’s inaugural Mass. Thousands of volunteers from the Red Cross and other groups took positions in the streets ...

Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre is dead — and survivors are spiraling. Officials say it was suicide, but her chilling final ...

COMMENTARY: Papal initiation homilies have long served as moments of clarity, not only inaugurating a pontificate but ...

His posture is designed to portray a certain humility, like he is not worthy of the praise given to him. He also wants you to ...

Pope Leo XIV on Thursday met the 'Brothers of Christian Schools' at the Vatican, a group that includes several hundred ...

Devotees fly lanterns during the commemoration of Vesak, which marks the day of Buddha's birth, death and enlightenment at ...