After a year in which 8 million Christians faced persecution, activists with the Netherlands-based Open Door network released ...

"The Pope has received an invitation and we are considering what to do," Cardinal Pietro Parolin said ...

Cathleen Falsani, who covered two previous papal elections, sent a Hail Mary text from Ireland when she heard Chicago's own Robert Prevost would be the new pope.

The Escambia County Sheriff's Office shared photos on social media of their K-9 Sadie in the snow. Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday shared for the first time what he was thinking when the votes started going ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Leo didn’t name individual countries that have resorted to force in his lengthy speech, the bulk of which ...

Days after the Chicago-born pontiff made his first Christmas message, congregants attending Mass at Holy Name Cathedral for ...

"It is painful to see how, especially in the West, the space for genuine freedom of expression is rapidly shrinking," Pope ...

Damp Saturday morning, then storms with a strong cold front late Saturday night. ISTANBUL – Pope Leo XIV visited Istanbul’s Blue Mosque on Saturday but didn't stop to pray, as he opened an intense day ...

Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday shared for the first time what he was thinking when the votes started going his way during the conclave that elected him, saying he resigned himself to the inevitable and put ...

Pope Leo XIV talks to reporters aboard an airplane as he returns from a six-day visit to Turkey and Lebanon, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. (Alessandro Di Meo/Pool Photo via AP) ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE — Pope ...