"God is not afraid of new things! That is why he is continually surprising us, opening our hearts and guiding us in unexpected ways." So declared Pope Francis in October 2014, just over a ...

The Vatican was enveloped in profound silence this Monday following the announcement of Pope Francis's passing at 7:35 AM Italian time. The news, which echoed powerfully in every corner of the globe, ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV met Monday with one of the most prominent advocates for greater LGBTQ+ inclusion in the Catholic Church and encouraged his ministry, sending a strong signal of welcome ...

Here are some of the challenges that Leo will face as he takes up the mantle of Pope. The world will be watching to see whether he follows in the footsteps of Francis—or shifts the course of the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Andrea Mattei, holding a cross, arrives with other members of the LGBTQ community to attend a service in the Church of the Gesù in ...

ROME -- Pope Leo XIV took aim Wednesday at skeptics who "ridicule those who speak of global warming," as he strongly embraced Pope Francis' environmental legacy and made it his own in some of his ...

Pope Leo XIV met Monday with one of the most prominent advocates for greater LGBTQ+ inclusion in the Catholic Church and encouraged his ministry, just days before a planned Holy Year pilgrimage of ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV met Monday with one of the most prominent advocates for greater LGBTQ+ inclusion in the Catholic Church and encouraged his ministry, sending a strong signal of welcome ...