ANALYSIS: The third anniversary of Pope Benedict XVI’s death on Dec. 31 provides an opportunity to look at his little-acknowledged diplomatic acumen. Pope Benedict XVI and Ecumencial Orthodox ...

LUANDA/VATICAN CITY, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Pope Leo plans to visit Angola as part of a multi-nation trip across Africa, the ...

In December 2025, Pope Leo XIV reportedly indicated that he would visit Africa in 2026, naming Algeria as a possible initial ...

Speaking of Benedict XVI after the late pope’s death, Archbishop Gänswein made a striking remark about prayer and spiritual ...

Instead of the United Nations giving us the latest developments in the whole world today, Pope Leo XIV addressed the whole of humanity last January 9 in the Vatican through 184 ambassadors and other ...

Pope Leo XIV greeted the soggy faithful in St. Peter’s Square in both English and Italian and apologized that there wasn’t enough room in the basilica for them all. By Steve Kenny Pope Leo XIV ...

This is the text from Pope Leo XIV’s address Jan. 7, 2026, at the opening of the Extraordinary Consistory with the College of Cardinals, ...

Pope Benedict XVI (1927–2022), the 265th pope, served from April 19, 2005, to February 28, 2013—a period of 7 years, 10 months, and 10 days. He voluntarily resigned from the papal office. On February ...

This is a traditional occasion in the life of the Diplomatic Corps accredited to the Holy See, but it is a new experience for ...

Dec. 24 (UPI) --Pope Leo XIV brought back the Christmas Mass at St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City on Wednesday night, which is the first held there since 1994. About 11,000 attended the mass, ...

Pope Leo XIV will soon travel to Spain and to the Canary Islands, a major migrant entry point into Europe, a Spanish cardinal ...