One of the greatest challenges facing Pope Leo XIV is financial. He has inherited the Holy See’s chronic, 50 million to 60 ...

"God wants to give his kingdom, that is, full, eternal and happy life, to everyone," Pope Leo XIV said June 4 as he held his ...

Andrea Gallardo, 20, from Texas, wears an American flag after Pope Leo XIV appeared on the balcony of St Peter's Basilica following his election, at the Vatican, Thursday, May 8, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV, history’s first American pope, vowed Sunday to work for unity so that the Catholic Church becomes a sign of peace in the world, offering a message of communion during an inaugural Mass ...

Pope Leo XIV officially opened his pontificate as history’s first American pope on Sunday, presiding over an inaugural Mass ...

But soon the crowd in St. Peter's Square fell to a hush, as the world waited for the next piece of careful choreography: a Latin pronouncement with the name of the cardinal who had just been ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Americans in St. Peter’s Square were stunned and joyous when they learned that an American cardinal, Robert Provost, was elected pope Thursday and had taken the name Leo XIV.

(AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File) VATICAN CITY – Americans in St. Peter’s Square were stunned and joyous when they learned that an American cardinal, Robert Provost, was elected pope Thursday and ...

Pope Leo XIV delivered his inaugural mass in the Vatican’s St. Peter's Square on Sunday, 18 May, in front of world leaders and thousands of well-wishers. Catholic convert JD Vance, who clashed with ...

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A priest confesses a believer prior to the arrival of Pope Leo XIV for his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at ...