There have been 266 popes in the Catholic Church's roughly 2,000-year history, which spans three millennia. With the death of Pope Francis, a series of formal events was immediately set into motion to ...

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.' ...

COMMENTARY: Early signs from Leo’s first consistory suggest continuity with Pope Francis’ original pastoral vision — more in ...

Pope Leo XIV greets pilgrims during his Dec. 17, 2025, general audience in St. Peter’s Square. (Credit: Vatican Media.) Listen ROME – Pope Leo in his message for next year’s World Day of Peace urged ...

Pope Leo XIV smiles to the faithful and pilgrims during his weekly general audience at St. Peter's Square in Vatican City, Vatican, in June. - Massimo Valicchia/NurPhoto/Getty Images Pope Leo XIV ...

Pope Leo XIV answers a question from a journalist aboard his flight back to Rome from Lebanon, Dec. 2, 2025. Credit: CNS photo/Lola Gomez In a short press conference on the flight from Beirut to Rome ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV during his first Christmas Day message on Thursday urged the faithful to shed indifference in the face of those who have lost everything, such as in Gaza, those who ...

Pope Leo drew attention to the use of words and dialogue in peace efforts. "War is back in vogue and a zeal for war is spreading." ...

Pope Leo XIV begins a six-day visit to Turkey and Lebanon on Thursday, his first foreign trip since his election and one on which he’s expected to emphasize key themes of his fledgling pontificate – ...