South Korea’s President Lee Jae Myung said Monday he hopes that Pope Leo XIV will visit North Korea as a gesture of peace on the Korean Peninsula, the Yonhap News agency reported.

Pope Leo appoints French Archbishop Thibault Verny to lead the Vatican's Commission on Clergy Sexual Abuse, aiming to restore the Church's credibility amid ongoing scandals ...

South Africa’s Bishop Sithembele Sipuka will help lead the Vatican’s Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue. The body focuses ...

An estimated 10,000 Korean Catholics were killed for their faith in bouts of persecution that lasted about 100 years ...

Pope Leo XIV headed yesterday to the papal summer residence in Castel Gandolfo for a six-week holiday. The Pope bid farewell to Rome during his blessing on Sunday at noon, saying he was taking a ...

The 69-year-old Chicago native is resuming the papal tradition of leaving the Vatican for the hot summer months in favor of the relatively cooler climes of Castel Gandolfo.