A new pope's first Lent offers a glimpse into his pastoral instincts and how he situates himself in relation to his ...

From the passing of Pope Francis to the historic election of Pope Leo XIV, 2025 emerged as a pivotal turning point for a Church navigating global political violence, the AI revolution, and a ...

(ANSA) - ROME, DEC 29 - Pope Leo XIV has been named Person of the Year 2025 by the prestigious Italian Treccani Encyclopaedia and Dictionary. The Institute Treccani chose Leo "for shaping his ...

ROME – This has been a rollercoaster of a year, in every area of life and all across the globe, complete with seismic shifts in geopolitics and the Catholic Church itself, 12 months during which the ...

On May 8—the second day of the conclave—at Santa Marta, the cardinals have a continental breakfast between 6:30 and 7:30 a.m. Cardinal Timothy Dolan sits at a table with his jar of peanut butter that ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday closed out the Vatican’s 2025 Holy Year by denouncing today's consumerist and anti-foreigner sentiment, capping a Jubilee that saw some 33 million pilgrims ...

Pope Leo XIV closes St. Peter’s Basilica Holy Door to end the 2025 ordinary Jubilee year, at the Vatican, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026. Credit: Yara Nardi/Pool photo via AP VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV ...