I did not pray at his tomb, but at the one directly across from it -- that of Sixtus V. A Franciscan, whom no one has ever accused of being a saint, was elected pope after Pius's immediate successor, ...

The health of Pope Francis has led to renewed interest in a 900-year-old book known as "The Prophecy of the Popes" (“Prophetia Sancti Malachiae Archiepiscopi, de Summis Pontificibus” - or ...

Pope Sixtus III, who reigned from 432 to 440 ... Honorius III (1216-1227), Nicholas IV (1288-1292), St. Pius V (1566-1572), Sixtus V (1585-1590), Clement VIII (1592-1605) and Paul V (1605-1621).

The 267th pontiff, Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Francis Prevost, marks a significant milestone as the first pope from the Order of Saint Augustine and the first born in the United States. A dual ...

The talks took place as some on the American right who had clashed with Pope Francis, Leo’s predecessor, seek better ties with the papacy. By Elizabeth Dias Reporting from Vatican City Pope Leo ...

VATICAN CITY — Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV called for humanitarian aid to be allowed into war-torn Gaza, decrying the violence and suffering in the Middle East during his first general audience as ...

As soon as Cardinal Dominique Mamberti stepped onto the loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica and declared, “I announce to you a great joy: We have a pope!” the just-elected Pope Leo XIV of Chicago ...

Pope Leo XIV on Monday held a private meeting with U.S. Vice President JD Vance and his wife, Usha, according to the Holy See Press Office. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and his wife ...

Pope Leo XIV met with faith leaders at the Vatican on Monday, emphasizing his commitment to continue Pope Francis’ legacy on synodality in relation to ecumenical dialogue with other churches and ...

Still others, particularly progressive Protestants, might be drawn to the pope’s choice of name, a nod to his commitment to Catholic social teaching. And it doesn’t hurt he is on record ...