Since then, the theme of peace has been central to his papacy, most recently in his call for prayer and fasting. Addressing the general audience on Wednesday, ...

Pope Francis will be buried on Saturday, April 26 at 11 am in St Peter’s Square, Basilica rather than St. Peter’s Basilica, marking a significant departure from over a century of papal burial ...

Pope Leo XIV breaks with tradition by moving into the papal apartment with companions, contrasting Pope Francis who chose a ...

According to Pope Francis' wishes, his casket was not placed on an elevated bier — as was the case with past popes — but simply on the main altar of the 16th-century basilica, facing the pews.

Pope Leo XIV will appear in public again this Sunday in St Peter's Square. From the balcony of St Peter's Basilica, the first pontiff from the United States, former Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost ...

Just over 100 days after the election of Pope Leo, it remains difficult to determine his governing priorities. Yet some early impressions of his personal style are beginning to emerge, along with a ...

Left: Pope Francis appears at the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica on March 13, 2013. Right: The newly-elected Pope Leo XIV appears at the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica on May 8, 2025.

The archbishop of Chicago will celebrate the 50th anniversary of his ordination with a golden jubilee Mass Saturday at Holy ...

It would not have been easy for anyone to step into the shoes of the fisherman after Pope Francis, just as it was not easy for Benedict XVI to follow St. John Paul II. But Leo XIV has done so with ...

In an interview with the Saudi-based television station Al Arabiya, Cardinal Bechara Boutros Raï, patriarch of the Maronite ...

Stories about "the first 100 days" are standard fare at the beginning of a U.S. president's four-year term; the articles ...

When asked to describe the atmosphere inside St. Peter’s Basilica during the Jubilee de Sport, Gellman responded, “ The pilgrims gathered from all over the world excited to celebrate Pope Leo ...