VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Meeting his former colleagues and co-workers and acknowledging how many of them spent many more years ...

Pope Leo XIV, the first U.S.-born pope, became a rare case of an American citizen serving as a foreign head of state.

It was a truly hectic Sunday, May 25, for the American-born pope, as he visited the two major basilicas: St. John Lateran and ...

The bishop of Rome is one of many titles held by the pope. Duties related to the title are usually delegated to an auxiliary ...

The rules behind Pope Leo remaining a US citizen now he’s a foreign head of state - Other US citizens have served as foreign ...

Pope Leo XIV has declared himself a Roman as he completes the final ceremonial steps cementing his role as the bishop of Rome ...

Pope Leo XIV addressed Rome’s mayor minutes before making his way to the Basilica of St. John Lateran to take possession of ...

Tens of thousands came to St. Peter’s Square to mark the official start of the pontificate of the first American to lead the ...

An open-topped popemobile carrying Pope Leo XIV drove through St Peter's Square at the Vatican on Sunday morning, ahead of ...

Pope Leo XIV’s inaugural Mass at St. Peter’s Square is an ancient ritual filled with symbolism that connects back to Peter, ...