Peter is then told to put on his cloak. The robe in Scripture is often equated with righteousness. Thus the instruction of ...

Leo appealed for unity in a triptych of messages to priests who are celebrating a special Holy Year week in Rome dedicated to ...

ROME — Pope Leo XIV doubled down on Friday on his appeal for unity in the polarized Catholic Church , urging priests to act ...

The U.S. embassy’s annual celebration, held June 30, commemorated the 41st anniversary of formal diplomatic relations between ...

For 400 years, most popes escaped the Roman summer in the hilltop town of Castel Gandolfo, Italy. Then Francis stopped going, ...

The Vatican says leaked documents that seemingly undermined Pope Francis’ stated reason for restricting the old Latin Mass ...

Occasionally they remember to call him by his new name, Pope Leo XIV, but it’s unfamiliar to their tongue. One of the guests ...

Pope Leo XIV will use the new formulary for a private Mass on July 9 with the staff of Borgo Laudato Si' ecology project ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Catholic priests will now be able to celebrate Mass “for the care of creation” after the Vatican ...

Pope Leo XIV heads off on holiday on Sunday, having spent his first two months as Catholic leader rebuilding unity and ...

Speaking on the June 29 solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul, Pope Leo XIV also called for maintaining ecclesial unity while ...

Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni declined to explicitly confirm the authenticity of the documents, which were posted online ...