The new head of the Catholic church is a tennis fan. Within the walls of Vatican City, he will find his own court to play on.

Robert Prevost, a native of Chicago, is a missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican’s office ...

As Pope Leo XIV stepped out in front of cheering crowds outside of St. Peter’s Basilica to give his first speech as head of ...

Pope Leo's inauguration ceremony will offer yet another opportunity for U.S. and Ukrainian leaders to negotiate peace.

As cardinals prepare for the largest papal conclave in history, battle lines are being drawn over the direction of the church ...

The new pope will preside over an inauguration Mass on Sunday in St. Peter’s Square, according to the Vatican.

Vice President JD Vance will be attending the inaugural mass of Pope Leo XIV at St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City on Sunday.

The pontiff used one of his first audiences to reaffirm his appeal for a peaceful, negotiated end to Russia’s war.

As a fireworks expert tests the Vatican's contemporary system for "holy smoke," Catholic cardinals mull their divergent ...

Vice president will lead a U.S. Delegation to Vatican City to attend the inaugural Mass of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV on Sunday.

Vice President JD Vance is headed back to Vatican City for Pope Leo XIV's inaugural mass, a week after the first American pope was selected.