Pope Urban VIII built the palace in 1624 to give popes an escape from the sweltering Roman summer. Leo will head to the papal retreat of Castel Gandolfo (Andrew Medichini/AP) It w ...

All of Leo's public and private audiences have been suspended from July 2 through July 23 to allow the pontiff a period of rest. They will restart on July 30.

When Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost took the name Pope Leo XIV on May 8, becoming the first American to ascend to the papacy, the world expected headlines. But no one saw this coming: the 267th ...

Pope Leo's ancestry was revealed, which showed a long list of celebrities, politicians and historic freedom fighters on his ...

Israel’s ambassador to the Holy See has defended the country’s new military offensive in Iran as a service to peace and ...

With the election of Pope Leo XIV, the church and the world had to come to grips with an unexpected, new spiritual leader, ...

About two-thirds of American Catholics have a “very” or “somewhat” favorable view of Pope Leo, according to the new survey ...

During the eight years of the Obama presidency, Pete Souza took nearly two million photos, capturing everything from historic ...

The actor was joined in his audience by Andrea Iervolino, producer of the forthcoming film Maserati: The Brothers ...