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 ...

Some Catholics say it's time the church allow women to take on leadership roles, but they're doubtful change will come any ...

That fence encircles the campo centrale of the Catholic church: the Vatican City tennis court — now under the dominion of Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, or rather Pope Leo XIV. After white ...

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 ...

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

Vatican City witnessed a historic moment on May 8, 2025, as white smoke emerged from the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel, ...

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Catholics in Charleston joined the world as they watched the first American pope was elected in the Vatican City on ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, a 69-year-old Chicago-born missionary, was elected the 267th pope of the Roman Catholic ...