Despite being the US' highest ranking Catholic in government, pope fans are slightly nervous about his return to the Vatican.

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The election of the first US pope is a godsend to businesses in Rome, as big-spending pilgrims flocking to the Vatican are ...

A recent trip to Rome offers the most detailed evidence yet of the close access corporate powers gain from these events.

Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio will attend Pope Leo XIV’s inaugural mass in Vatican City on ...

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In one of Chicago’s south suburbs, while other boys were playing cops and robbers, the future Pope Leo XIV would pretend to hold Mass in the basement of his family’s small brick home, reading from ...

Tens of thousands are expected to gather at St Peter's Square at the Vatican on Sunday for Pope Leo XIV's inauguration mass.

After joking that he would not be playing against Jannik Sinner because of the English meaning of his last name, Pope XIV invited the World No.1 to the Vatican.

While it is far too early to say how he will use his platform to address such issues, his focus shows he is a church leader who grasps the gravity of this modern concern.

Survivors say Pope Leo must commit to transparency in investigations of priests accused of sexual abuse. His record on doing ...