Defense lawyers in the Vatican’s “trial of the century” argued Tuesday that Pope Francis inadvertently violated the ...

Did Pope Leo XIV's election in May signal a Seahawks' Super Bowl run? Here's a look at the connection between Seattle and its ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV, an avid tennis player and sports fan, marked the start of the Winter Games on Friday by extolling ...

The Swiss-based Society of St. Pius X, which has schools, chapels and seminaries around the world, has been a thorn in the side of the Holy See for four decades, opposed to the modernizing reforms of ...

Senior Vatican officials even reportedly considered having the pope visit the U.S. around the United Nations General Assembly in September. But ultimately, officials decided against it. “No trip to ...

Pope Leo has appointed Ronald Hicks, a seemingly like-minded cleric, as the Archbishop of New York—historically, the most ...

The pontiff is expected to travel to Africa in April, visit Peru later this year, and make a summer stop in Spain.

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Pope Leo XIV has accepted the resignation of Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila of Denver and named as his successor Bishop James R.

Anyone who has ever been in a serious relationship will probably identify with the old and by now cliché adage, “it’s not what you said, it’s how you said it” at the end of some form of disagreement.

The Vatican's money problems mean Pope Leo’s freedom to act as an independent moral player on the world stage is compromised ...