CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy -- Pope Leo XIV arrived in the papal summer retreat of Castel Gandolfo on Sunday to start a six-week ...

Pope Leo XIV is signalling his commitment to continuing the fight against clergy sexual abuse. He has appointed a French ...

The prelate succeeds U.S.-born Cardinal Seán O’Malley, 81, the founding president of the safeguarding commission established ...

The pontiff will stay on the hilltop Vatican property “for a period of rest” from the afternoon of July 6 to the afternoon of ...

In 1984, President Ronald Reagan and Pope John Paul II established full diplomatic ties.

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

One also finds evidence of Pier Giorgio’s particular appreciation for the writings of St. Paul in his own words. This can be ...

As we celebrate this Independence Day, we celebrate not just our nation’s freedom, but our full embrace of both God and ...

Pope Leo will revive a centuries-old tradition on Sunday by taking a holiday at Castel Gandolfo, where residents of the lakeside town hope for a tourism boost after the late Pope Francis shunned ...

That got me thinking. I’m 68. Not pope material, but I’ve been around a while. I’m a public relations consultant and lobbyist with a 20-year government background.

Pope Victor I led the church from 189 to 199 AD, Pope Miltiades from 311 to 314 AD, and Pope Gelasius from 492 to 496 AD — all of whose roots trace to North Africa, a bastion of early Christianity.