ROME -- Pope Leo XIV celebrated on Wednesday what has been dubbed the first “green” papal Mass, using a new set of prayers ...

Pope Leo XIV is signalling his commitment to continuing the fight against clergy sexual abuse. He has appointed a French ...

Pope Leo XIV is starting a six-week vacation this weekend at the papal summer retreat south of Rome. It's his first break since his historic election in May.

The prelate succeeds U.S.-born Cardinal Seán O’Malley, 81, the founding president of the safeguarding commission established ...

BARCELONA, Spain — Europe’s continuing heat wave on Wednesday helped fuel a deadly wildfire in Spain while the European Union ...

A total of 6,500 hectares or 16,000 acres was burned before firefighters established a perimeter and declared the blaze under ...

VIDEO: AARP, Vatican Hold Global Aging and Brain Health Summit As Pope Leo XIV spent his first full day as pontiff on Friday, AARP was at the Vatican meeting with doctors, scientists, academics, ...

The Pope has ‘isolated’ breathing crisis in hospital, Vatican says - The update comes as crowds gather outside the hospital ...

According to Catholic tradition, Ash Wednesday is a day of fasting and prayer. Catholics also take the time to receive ash on their foreheads, a sign of repentance, according to Dynamic Catholic.

The Vatican on Wednesday unveiled a fundraising video centred on newly elected Pope Leo, urging the faithful to support his mission amid a serious financial crisis for the Catholic Church.

Vatican announces Carlo Acutis will be canonized as first millennial saint on September 7, following recognition of a miracle involving a Costa Rican woman's recovery from brain injury ...