ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV opened 2026 on Thursday with a plea for peace, singling out in particular countries "bloodied by ...

Pope Leo XIV is preparing for a very busy year at the Vatican in 2026, with important events such as the conclusion of the ...

Soon after, on March 29, the pontiff was readmitted into the hospital with difficulty breathing. On April 21, the day after ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV criticized prison overcrowding and insufficient inmate rehabilitation programs on Sunday as he celebrated a special Mass for detainees, guards and their families in the final ...

ROME -- Pope Leo XIV criticized prison overcrowding and insufficient inmate rehabilitation programs on Sunday as he celebrated a special Mass for detainees, guards and their families in the final ...

Pope Leo XIV’s first foreign trip — a visit to Turkey and Lebanon — demanded complex cross-border coordination and exceptional cross-format execution, and AP delivered with expansive, multi-region ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Pope Leo XIV, on his international debut, urgently called for peace in the war-torn Middle East. Lebanon is ...

Pope Leo XIV arrives to celebrate Mass at Beirut’s waterfront. (Credit: Domenico Stinellis/AP.) Listen Concluding a public Mass on Beirut’s waterfront, Pope Leo XIV made another call for peace. “The ...

Cardinal Arthur Roche, prefect of the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, is seen in a file photo from Jan. 21, 2022. Credit: CNS photo/Paul Haring VATICAN CITY (CNS) — ...

Pope Leo will also celebrate a Mass for the soul of the late Pope Francis and deceased cardinals the following day. Pope Leo XIV prays during a Mass on Oct. 27, 2025, marking both the start of the ...

A top American cardinal celebrated a traditional Latin Mass on Saturday in St. Peter's Basilica with the explicit permission of Pope Leo XIV, thrilling traditionalist Catholics who had felt abandoned ...

Pope Francis greatly limited the use of the traditional Latin Mass, believing it sowed division. Traditionalist Catholics are hoping Pope Leo charts a different path. By Elisabetta Povoledo and Ruth ...