Pope Leo XIV, the Catholic Church's first ever American leader, appears to signal a more inclusive leadership style than his predecessor.

Pope Leo XIV has asked cardinals to advise him on key priorities governing the Catholic Church for the next two years.

Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday closed out the Vatican’s 2025 Holy Year by denouncing today's consumerist and anti-foreigner ...

The Vatican on Monday gave a final accounting of its 2025 Holy Year, saying more than 33 million pilgrims had participated ...

Pope Leo XIV has opened 2026 with a plea for peace. He is singling out in particular countries “bloodied by conflict” and ...

Vatican City is often described as the smallest country in the world, both in size and population. It officially became an independent state on February 11, 1929, after the signing of the Lateran ...

As an 88-foot spruce arrives in St. Peter’s Square, Vatican workers assemble a nativity honoring St. Alphonsus Liguori and the rich Christmas traditions of southern Italy. Workers erect the Vatican's ...

The Catholic Church has a long history of supporting environmental stewardship. This tradition got a recent boost. The late Pope Francis’ goal of powering the Vatican by 100% solar energy is happening ...

VATICAN CITY — As a gathering of LGBTQ+ Catholic pilgrims approached the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica on Saturday, a chant went up. A hymn with a resounding refrain. “We are here.” During the ...

ROME (AP) — Italy agreed Thursday to a Vatican plan to turn a 430-hectare (1,000-acre) field north of Rome, once the source of controversy between the two, into a vast solar farm that the Holy See ...

This transcript was prepared by a transcription service. This version may not be in its final form and may be updated. Jessica Mendoza: It was winter at the Vatican and Pope Francis was desperate.