VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV, history’s first American pope, on Thursday made his first American bishop appointment as he ...

The Vatican said that around 40,000 people were on hand for the audience, which came just days after an estimated 200,000 ...

Pope Leo XIV called Wednesday for humanitarian aid to reach the Gaza Strip and for an end to the “heartbreaking” toll on its ...

As Pope Leo settles into the job, he signals what's ahead for the new papacy, taking action on the vision he sketched out in a 500-word speech.

Pope Leo XIV called Wednesday for humanitarian aid to reach the Gaza Strip and for an end to the "heartbreaking" toll on its people, as he presided over his first general audience in Saint Peter's ...

Pope Leo XIV appeals to Israel to allow humanitarian aid to enter Gaza, calling the situation in the Palestinian enclave ‘yet more worrying and saddening.’ Full story: ...

After being elected pope, Robert Prevost's private life came under scrutiny. Especially the political differences between him and his brother, Louis.

When people see how God loves and trusts them, the pope said, it should encourage them to be “better soil.” Pope Leo urged ...

North Korea began a full-scale investigation into an accident that damaged a new warship at its launch ceremony this week, ...

The Vatican has made no public statement on the issue since US President Donald Trump first suggested the idea of Vatican-hosted talks ...

Far-right Romanian presidential candidate George Simion lost a legal bid Thursday to annul last weekend's run-off election ...

A 5,000-ton North Korean destroyer suffered a "serious accident" during a launch ceremony, state media reported Thursday, ...