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.

In his very first sermon as pontiff, Pope Leo XIV told the cardinals who elected him that anyone who exercises authority in the Catholic Church must “make oneself small,” so that only Christ remains.

Pope Leo XIV begins a six-week vacation starting this weekend, in his first break since his historic election on May 8. Leo ...

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

CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy -- Pope Leo XIV arrived in the papal summer retreat of Castel Gandolfo on Sunday to start a six-week ...

Pope Leo XIV on Sunday restarted a papal tradition, leaving the Vatican for the summer retreat of Castel Gandolfo. The small ...