Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy plans to attend the inaugural Mass of newly elected Pope Leo at the Vatican on Sunday, war commitments permitting, a top presidential aide told Reuters on Tuesday.

Details have begun to emerge of how votes swiftly coalesced to make Pope Leo XIV history’s first American pope.

The pontiff, who was elected in a conclave that ended last Thursday, will be officially installed as the new leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Roman Catholics at a mass in St. Peter's Square on Sunday.

Pope Leo XIV has taken the reins as leader of the Catholic Church, and on Friday, started his first full day as Pontiff with a mass at the Sistine Chapel, during which he called his election both a cross and a blessing. “You have called me to carry that ...

Pope Leo also celebrated Mother’s Day as jubilee bands and thousands of pilgrims created a festive atmosphere in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday.

Bishop Robert J. Brennan, Bishop of the Diocese of Brooklyn, celebrated Mass at the Cathedral Basilica of St. James in Downtown Brooklyn, marking

They went into last week's conclave vastly outnumbered and smarting after being sidelined by Pope Francis for 12 years.And yet conservatives and traditionalist Catholics are cautiously optimistic over the historic election of Pope Leo XIV,

I met the man who would become Pope Leo XIV in October 2023. We were standing outside the Vatican’s Synod Hall, and from my short conversation with Cardinal Robert Prevost, I could tell he was a good listener,