Pope Leo XIV, the first U.S.-born pontiff, began his papacy with a richly-symbolic inaugural Mass, celebrated at the Vatican before a crowd of 150,00 people.

The 69-year-old pope offered a message of communion during an inaugural Mass in St. Peter’s Square before 150,000 people, ...

Pope Leo XIV will preside over his inaugural mass today in front of St Peter’s Basilica, which marks the formal start of his ...

Leo is a new pope, but he will face a host of old controversies. Some see him as Francis’ heir, while others see signs of ...

Tens of thousands of people streamed into St. Peter’s Square early Sunday to inaugurate Pope Leo XIV ‘s pontificate, joining ...

Pope Leo XIV called for greater global unity and denounced the harms of unchecked capitalism and power during his inaugural ...

Strict diplomatic protocol dictates the seating arrangements, with both the United States and Peru getting front-row seats thanks to the pope's dual citizenship.

Ten days after Chicago-born Robert Francis Prevost became the first US head of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics, he celebrated his inaugural mass in St Peter's Square.

An open-topped popemobile carrying Pope Leo XIV drove through St Peter's Square at the Vatican on Sunday morning, ahead of ...

The new Pope will have a private meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after vowing to make "every effort" to ...