Archbishop Georg Gänswein, former secretary of Pope Benedict XVI, said he hopes the beatification process will begin soon for ...

Catholicism is a religion, not a political program, even though its doctrine also has implications in the debate on political ...

In the presence of Pope Leo XIV, Maestro Riccardo Muti conducts Cherubini’s "Mass for the Coronation of Charles X" at a ...

Speaking to about 1,000 people taking part in the “Living Nativity” tradition at the Basilica of St. Mary Major, Pope Leo ...

Pope Leo XIV visited Istanbul's iconic Blue Mosque on Saturday but didn't stop to pray, as he opened an intense day of ...

Pope Leo XIV, like his two immediate predecessors, visited the so-called Blue Mosque in Turkey's capital; he spent about 20 ...

The Italian-born maestro who spent more than a decade at the CSO is the latest recipient of the prestigious Ratzinger Prize, ...

ISTANBUL, Turkey -- ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) — Pope Leo XIV visited Istanbul’s Blue Mosque on Saturday but didn't stop to pray, as he opened an intense day of meetings and liturgies with Turkey’s ...

Pope Leo will embark on his first trip outside Italy on Thursday, travelling to Turkey and Lebanon. Here is a history of papal foreign visits, which have become a major part of the agenda for the ...

The pope also said that Europe should be involved in security guarantees for Ukraine after meeting with Ukrainian President ...

Pope Leo XIV completes pilgrimage to Turkey, meeting with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and religious leaders while ...

The pope suggested he was uncomfortable with “the style of prayer in that time and place,” adding, “In fact, I prefer to pray ...