It’s just remarkable to see someone I know as the pope,” said the Rev. Joe Roccasalva, an Augustinian priest who grew up in ...

Pope Leo XIV ’s inaugural Mass on Sunday morning in St. Peter’s Square and Basilica is a ritual filled with symbolism that ...

An open-topped popemobile carrying Pope Leo XIV drove through St Peter's Square at the Vatican on Sunday morning, ahead of ...

The Vatican said some 200,000 people attended the Mass at St. Peter’s Square, which marked the start of the pontificate of ...

The former Cardinal Robert Prevost vowed to work for unity. “I think he will inspire,” said Susan Hanssen, a professor who ...

Pope Leo XIV will preside over his inaugural mass today in front of St Peter’s Basilica, which marks the formal start of his ...

Tens of thousands came to St. Peter’s Square to mark the official start of the pontificate of the first American to lead the ...

U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro and U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney are in Rome is traveling to the Vatican to attend the inaugural Mass of ...

Vice President JD Vance led the American delegation for Leo's inaugural Mass in St. Peter’s Square before an estimated ...

Pope Leo XIV, history’s first American pope, has vowed to work for unity so that the Catholic Church becomes a sign of peace ...

In his public appearance as pope, Leo called himself an Augustinian, putting an unusual spotlight on his religious order.