Now, Leo’s past comments and lukewarm support for LGBTQ+ Catholics are disappointing and a shot to the heart because after distancing myself from the church during Benedict’s ultra-conservative papacy ...

You also may think of a football team, but the reality of Catholic saints becomes shatteringly tangible in ...

The election of Robert Francis Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, is a stunning surprise – and not just because he is the first American to become the successor of St Peter.

Francis, who took his name after Saint Francis of Assisi, was known for his outreach to the poor and those in poverty and that will be reflected in his minimalist burial at Saint Mary Major. He is the ...

President Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron exchanged their infamous, firm handshake during Pope Francis’ funeral on ...

Nowhere in the world is the Roman Catholic Church growing faster than in Africa, a continent Francis showered with attention.

Pope Leo XIV is due to hold his first Mass as pontiff in the Sistine Chapel at 11:00 local time (09:00 GMT, 10:00 BST) He is ...

During Pope Francis' funeral Mass, a litany of saints was sung, a meditative chant that forms part of the traditional rites. This was followed by a blessing from Eastern rite Catholic churches, ...

A selection by Reuters editors of some of the photos from Pope Francis' funeral with comments by photographers ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost joins the conclave Wednesday to pick Pope Francis' successor. His rise in the faith began at a South ...

Pope Francis was laid to rest Saturday in Rome, with more than 250,000 people -- including President Donald Trump -- mourning his passing.

With his characteristic vocabulary and language, rich in images and metaphors ... "In this majestic St. Peter’s Square, where ...