According to the decree, Leo has established that from Jan. 10, following the closing of the church's Jubilee Year, until Jan ...

This handout photo, taken on Nov. 20, 2025, and released by Vatican Media, shows Pope Leo XIV (center) during his visit to ...

For members of the Religion News Association, this was the kind of dramatic appeal that made the Chicago native the top ...

When twins Peter and Paul Reynolds got the call from Loyola Press asking for their help writing a storybook with the late ...

Pope Leo XIV has proclaimed a “Special Year of St. Francis” to commemorate the 800th anniversary of the saint’s death. During ...

Freedom of speech is under attack in the West, the Pope has warned. Pope Leo XIV claimed an “Orwellian-style language” had ...

The Vatican spokesperson said the cardinals spoke about the importance of lay participation in the leadership of the church, ...

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

As the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy celebrates its 325th anniversary, Pope Leo XIV invites his diplomats to embrace ...

Pope Leo XIV has criticized the administration’s treatment of migrants, its antipathy toward Europe and the use of what he characterized as 'diplomacy based on force.' ...

With cardinals and diplomats looking on, Leo kneeled down in prayer on the stone floor at the threshold of the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica. He then stood up and pulled the two doors shut, ...

Pope Leo XIV expressed this appreciation when receiving Italy’s Inspectorate for Public Security for Vatican City, which is ...