Catholics celebrating Christmas Eve in South Florida will be able to watch Pope Leo XIV mark the “Solemnity of the Nativity ...

Christmas Eve Mass, a fundamental part of Christmas celebrations for many Catholics, will be streamed live from the Vatican ...

Pope Leo XIV presided over his first Christmas Eve mass at St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican in Rome on Dec. 24. The ...

Just a few weeks remain until the closing of the holy year, which was inaugurated by Pope Francis on Dec. 24, 2024.

Pope Leo XIV declared himself a Roman on Sunday, in a ceremonial step to formalizing his role as bishop of Rome. The bishop of Rome is one of many titles held by the pope. On his way to the St. John ...

When you think of Rome, the Colosseum, Pantheon, Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountain, Piazza Navona, Castel Sant’Angelo, and the Vatican come to my mind. Historical sites that have endured the test of time ...

Half a million young people are expected to pour into Rome next week for the biggest event of the 2025 Holy Year: a weeklong Jubilee celebration for young Catholics that will sorely test their ...

Cathleen Falsani, who covered two previous papal elections, sent a Hail Mary text from Ireland when she heard Chicago's own ...

When Pope Francis' body arrives outside the papal basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore on Saturday, April 26, it will be greeted by Rome's poor and needy who will have the final chance to pay their ...

In 2018, German artist Michael Triegel asked a homeless man in Rome to pose for a drawing, thinking that he would make an ideal model for St. Peter if he ever needed to paint the first pope ...

Riding the tram into Rome, I felt a sense of joy. Seated among stylish Italians, I was on my way to see the city for the first time. The idea for the trip came to me after reading an article on solo ...

This transcript was prepared by a transcription service. This version may not be in its final form and may be updated. Jessica Mendoza: It was winter at the Vatican and Pope Francis was desperate.