The service in the Sistine Chapel marked the first time a British monarch and a pope prayed together publicly in almost 500 years.

Pope Leo XIV has authorised a traditional mass to take place this weekend at the Vatican, lifting restrictions that angered conservatives in his latest attempt to heal splits within the Catholic Church.

Pope Leo XIV delivered a holy heckle to one Chicago Cubs fan who decided to yell “Go Cubs!” to him during a parade in Vatican City. “Han perdido! They lost!” replied Leo, a lifelong Chicago White Sox fan,

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The Catholic Church's first American pope, Pope Leo XIV, says in an in-depth interview that he hasn't met or spoken with President Trump − yet.

An American Story" features a chart of the pope's lineage that spans 15 generations. The exhibit also aims to shed light on the pope's ancestral ties to other countries.

The Vatican City headquarters of the Roman Catholic Church on Saturday announced that Pope Leo XIV has appointed Fr Stephen Fernandes as the Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Bombay.

Pope Leo lamented on Friday the frictions roiling relations between the United States and Canada, in a likely reference to U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to cut off US-Canada trade talks.

During a private audience with Pope Leo XIV, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva invited the pope to the upcoming U.N. Climate Change Conference, being held for the first time in the heart of the Amazon region.