Pope Leo XIV is starting a six-week vacation this weekend at the papal summer retreat south of Rome, his first break since his election in May, but he has plenty to think about.

The 69-year-old Chicago native is resuming the papal tradition of leaving the Vatican for the hot summer months in favor of ...

First, he reassures the pilgrims who are crossing the Holy Door in the patriarchal basilicas in 'this great heat.' Then he ...

Leo is a methodical, hard-working and well-prepared manager who wants to read entire reports, not just the executive ...

The pontiff will stay on the hilltop Vatican property “for a period of rest” from the afternoon of July 6 to the afternoon of ...