VATICAN CITY -- The temporary chimney atop the Sistine Chapel released a plume of white smoke on Thursday evening local time, signaling that the 133 cardinals working inside had reached a two-thirds ...

Pope Leo XIV is getting used to being pope at the six-month mark, following his shock election in May and sharp learning curve over the summer ...

Pope Leo XIV has met Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, and the two discussed the urgent need for assistance to civilians ...

The pair join a service in the Vatican's Sistine Chapel in a symbolic display of unity between the Catholic Church and the ...

For the first time in almost 500 years, a British monarch has publicly prayed with the Pope during Charles's visit to the ...

King Charles and Queen Camilla are set to begin their Vatican visit, Princess Anne also has a stacked agenda, plus more royal ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Two days after being discharged from the hospital, Pope Francis resumed his cherished Sunday custom of greeting the public in St. Peter's Square, expressing thanks for the comfort ...

Vatican releases Pope Leo XIV's first major text criticizing the "bubble of luxury" wealthy people live in while poverty ...