Jensen Recreation and Civic Center. Though Rome has had a tough year after a tornado ripped through its heart, its future is looking bright as new projects and strong foundations are being laid ...

“Today I can say that through you and with you, I am Roman.” With these words, Pope Leo XIV addressed the mayor of Rome, Roberto Gualtieri, who greeted him just minutes before he made his way ...

Pope Leo XIV greets the mayor of Rome at the foot of the Capitoline Steps before taking possession of St. John Lateran as Bishop of Rome, May 25, 2025. (photo: Vatican Media) Victoria Cardiel/CNA ...

Pope Leo XIV sits on the cathedral chair in the Basilica of St. John Lateran in Rome during his official installation Mass as Bishop of Rome May 25, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.) Listen ROME ...

ROME — Pope Leo XIV declared himself a Roman on Sunday as he completed the final ceremonial steps cementing his role as the bishop of Rome. The first American pope formally took possession of ...

Thousands of Italian troops and civil servants paraded through central Rome on Monday to mark the 79th anniversary of the country becoming a republic. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Senate Speaker ...

Pope Leo XIV has completed the final ceremonial steps to become the bishop of Rome. The first American pope presided over an evening mass at the St John Lateran Basilica before travelling to St ...

Pope Leo XIV ordained 11 new priests for the Diocese of Rome on Saturday during a Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica, urging them to live lives that are “transparent, visible, credible” in service ...

People take part in a demonstration against the Italian government's new security law targeting demonstrators, in Rome on May 31, 2025. ALBERTO PIZZOLI / AFP Thousands of demonstrators marched ...

Leo XIV dedicated his third Sunday as pope to the city and diocese of Rome, and from “the mother church of the world”—the Basilica of St. John Lateran—he told the people that he loved them ...