The Vatican said some 200,000 people attended the Mass at St. Peter’s Square, which marked the start of the pontificate of ...

Tens of thousands came to St. Peter’s Square to mark the official start of the pontificate of the first American to lead the ...

Pope Leo XIV formally assumed his role as the first American-born leader of the global Catholic Church with a Mass in St.

As Pope Leo XIV is formally inaugurated, he vows to work for unity and peace at a time of polarization in the Catholic Church ...

Pope Leo XIV, the first American leader of the Catholic Church, called for peace in Gaza and Ukraine at his inaugural mass.

This is the missionary spirit that must animate us; not closing ourselves off in our small groups, nor feeling superior to ...

Vice President JD Vance watched as Pope Leo XIV formally assumed his role as the leader of the Catholic Church St. Peter's ...

Presiding over a Mass in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday, Leo was inaugurated as the first American pope, in a ceremony filled ...

Scores of VIPs attended, with some of them looking for a fresh start with the new pontiff after frictions with his ...

The pontiff said he would face up to "the questions, concerns and challenges of today’s world" and, in a nod to conservatives ...

Vice President JD Vance led the American delegation for Leo's inaugural Mass in St. Peter’s Square before an estimated ...