One of the most significant powers the Pope possesses is the ability to excommunicate individuals from the Church.

As Pope Leo XIV takes over an often divided Roman Catholic Church and the most prominent pulpit on earth, his voice will be ...

US Vice President JD Vance was received by Pope Leo XIV on Monday for a private audience, at the end of his visit to Rome.

Pope Leo XIV met with Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio a day after formally taking his role as leader of the Catholic church.

Pope Leo XIV received US Vice President JD Vance and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the Vatican Monday, ahead of a ...

U.S. Vice President JD Vance and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Pope Leo XIV and top Vatican diplomat Archbishop Paul Gallagher on Monday.

Experts see the new pontiff as less confrontational than his predecessor, but willing to stand up for the church's teachings.

Their meeting signalled the Vatican’s diplomatic influence under the new Pope and its potential to act as a venue for peace ...

It may surprise most people to know that there are many different rites within the Catholic ... law, are completely equal in dignity with the rites of the West. All of these eastern ritual ...

The meeting appeared part of an effort to reset relations with the Vatican after Pope Francis repeatedly criticized President Trump's migration policy. Vance also gave Pope Leo a Chicago Bears jersey.

After attending Pope Leo XIV’s installation Mass, US Vice President JD Vance Monday had private meetings with the pontiff and ...

This was followed by visits to Kyiv President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Italy PM Giorgia Meloni ...