After 12 years in which Pope Francis celebrated the Mass of the Lord's Supper in prisons, washing the feet of incarcerated ...

Pope Leo XIV performed the ritual of washing of the feet for the first time on Holy Thursday, marking a return to tradition ...

French President Emmanuel Macron arrived Thursday in Rome on the eve of his first meeting with Pope Leo XIV, almost one year ...

A sweeping call for peace echoed from the Vatican on Easter Sunday as the world’s first American pope delivered a message that is already stirring debate from Rome to Washington. Pope Leo XIV, born ...

Pope Leo XIV will carry the cross himself through all 14 stations of the Way of the Cross at Rome’s Colosseum on the first ...

Pope Francis washed and kissed the feet of prisoners and refugees. On Thursday, his successor performed the rite of humility ...

Departing from Pope Francis’ custom of celebrating the liturgy in prisons or migrant centers, Leo celebrated the rite in the ...

CatholicPhilly presents a weekly roundup of international news from Vatican News, the official news portal of the Holy See. The following report on the week of April 5, 2026 links to stories on ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV closed out 2025 on Wednesday with a prayer that the city of Rome might be a welcoming place for foreigners and fragile people, young and old. Leo presided over a New Year’s ...

Tap on the blue circle to take a look at photos from the funeral for Pope Francis. 1 of 28 The coffin of Pope Francis arrives at St. Mary Major Basilica for his burial ceremony, in Rome, Saturday, ...

ROME -- Pope Leo XIV on Thursday summoned Catholic bishops to Rome for a special meeting on ministering to families that takes as its starting point Leo's strong endorsement of one of Pope Francis' ...