The new Pope, Leo XIV, should direct an urgent review of the Vatican’s 2018 agreement with the Chinese government that allows ...

Francis Rooney said Pope Leo XIV will be a “fantastic pope” because he “can communicate with people in a very clear but nonthreatening way.” ...

Israeli President Isaac Herzog said after the election of Pope Leo XIV that he was eager to improve relations between Israel ...

Pope Leo XIV’s election by the college of cardinals on Thursday surprised millions of Catholics around the world, including the former U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See. Stream NBC 5 for free ...

Nestled in the heart of the Italian capital whose hills bear silent witness to the most decadent customs throughout the ages, ...

A Jerusalem cardinal who spent decades fostering interfaith ties among Christians, Jews and Muslims is a leading contender to ...

An Irish-born American cardinal was entrusted by Pope Francis to be the camerlengo, the Vatican official who runs the Holy See after the death of one pontiff and before the election of another.

Then the cardinals from more than 70 countries vowed that, if elected pope, they would faithfully fulfill the ministry of ...