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Tens of thousands of Catholics and numerous political figures, including US Vice President JD Vance, are expected to convene at the Vatican on Sunday for the inaugural mass of Leo XIV, the first pontiff from the...

The first American pope, Robert Francis Prevost, had a background serving as a missionary in Peru and had a deep understanding of the inner workings of the Church. His predecessor Francis appointed the new Leo XIV,...

A day after announcing a minor improvement in his condition, the Vatican said Thursday that Pope Francis “got up and had breakfast in his armchair” after spending another restful night in the hospital. After being hospitalized...

Pope Francis called on Donald Trump, the future president of the United States, to lead a society that has “no room for hatred” and to encourage “peace and reconciliation among peoples” on Monday. The head of...

Pope Francis called on Lebanese politicians on Sunday to urgently elect a new president, to get the country’s governing institutions functioning again. “I address an urgent invitation to all Lebanese politicians to elect the president of...

On Sunday, Pope Francis conducted an open-air mass for tens of thousands of Papua New Guinea’s faithful, urging this nation “at the edge of the world” to adopt the Catholic faith. The most recent stop on...

An AFP reporter accompanying Pope Francis said that the 87-year-old pontiff touched down in Indonesia on Tuesday, the first leg on his four-nation Asia-Pacific tour and the longest of his pontificate. The pope began a three-day...

Pope Francis urged on governments and the pharmaceutical industry to do more to send vaccines to the worst-hit countries on Sunday, highlighting mpox victims in his weekly prayers. “I pray for all the infected people, in...

Less than two weeks after arriving back from a 12-day journey to Asia, Pope Francis, 87, will go to Belgium and Luxembourg in late September, the Vatican announced on Monday. “His Holiness Pope Francis will make...

On Sunday, Pope Francis said he was praying for Haiti, a country where criminal gangs have wreaked havoc recently. “I am following with concern and pain the serious crisis affecting Haiti and the violent episodes that...