The newly elected pope also said he believed Turkey had an “important role that it could play” in securing peace in the ...

When Catholics around the world welcomed the first American pope, AP reporter Nicole Winfield was on the ground in Vatican City.

VATICAN CITY -- The temporary chimney atop the Sistine Chapel released a plume of white smoke on Thursday evening local time, signaling that the 133 cardinals working inside had reached a two-thirds ...

The best way to describe him is as the anti-polarization pope. His biggest issues are peace and unity. He knows he’s ...

Women now hold roles that shape the Church’s global mission —from selecting bishops to overseeing humanitarian initiatives.

Pope Leo XIV heads to Lebanon with a message of peace for the crisis-hit nation after wrapping up a four-day trip to Turkey’s ...