VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday opened a new phase of his pontificate by gathering the world’s cardinals to Rome and asking them to advise him on key priorities for the next two years.

Pope Leo XIV greets people at the conclusion of his weekly general audience in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican Jan. 7, 2026. Credit: CNS photo/Vatican Media Jan. 7, 2026, was, in some ways, ...

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Pope Leo XIV arrived for his last Jubilee audience in the Vatican's St Peter's Square on Saturday morning. Message to Ken Burns: What Lincoln said about our founders on slavery 'Massive betrayal': ...

Pope Leo XIV on Monday condemned "antisemitic violence" in the aftermath of the mass shooting in Sydney, Australia, in which a father and son opened fire on a crowd attending a Hanukkah celebration.

The recent meeting at the Vatican between Governor JB Pritzker and Pope Leo raises troubling questions about the Church’s moral witness. It is difficult for faithful Catholics to understand why the ...

Pope Leo XIV thanks Canadian singer Michael Bublé who sang for him and thousands of guests assisted by the papal almoner and Catholic charities during a Christmas concert in the Vatican’s Paul VI ...

The first-ever American pope's first trip abroad started off with a distinctly American moment, when Pope Leo XIV was gifted a baseball bat formerly owned by Chicago White Sox legend Nellie Fox. CBS ...