In one of his first speeches, Pope Leo XIV — an American née Robert Francis Prevost who succeeds Pope Francis — spoke out in ...

The Vatican is the world's smallest country, ruled by the Pope, with its own laws, bank, and army. Formed in 1929, it holds ...

The age of consent in Vatican City has only increased in recent years, after a law change in 2013 left people gobsmacked.

The pop star was photographed on May 8 in attendance at the conclave election of Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican, which is a ...

The American Robert Prevost has been announced as Pope Leo XIV in front of a crowd of tens of thousands in St Peter’s Square.

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An Omaha native now reports in the Holy See. She's been in Rome since 2016 and has had the opportunity to cover the recent ...

Follow live coverage as Catholic cardinals elect the next Pope in the highly secretive conclave to lead the Vatican following ...

If you've seen Conclave, Edward Berger's excellent political thriller, you'll have some idea of what goes on behind the ...

At St. Mary of the Assumption school in Chicago’s southern suburbs, Robert Prevost was quiet, kind and studious. Mostly, he ...