From a bird's-eye view high above St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, a stunning photograph shows the estimated 250,000 ...

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Matilda of Canossa, Queen Christina of Sweden and Maria Clementina Sobieska. Though separated by centuries, they each engaged with the church at pivotal moments.

For more than 70 years, Raniero Mancinelli has sewn and shaped the vestments of the successors of St. Peter. Raniero Mancinelli, now 86, reflects on dressing four popes and the renewed interest in the ...

Ralph Fiennes has many questions for Pope Leo XIV. In a new interview with Entertainment Weekly, the Oscar nominee, 62, was asked about Leo, 69, watching his 2024 film “Conclave” before he was elected ...

The Vatican said some 200,000 people attended the Mass at St. Peter’s Square, which marked the start of the pontificate of the first American to lead the Roman Catholic Church. Vice President JD Vance ...

In case you somehow didn't hear last week, we've got a new Pope, and for the first time in the history of the papacy, he's American. Not only is Pope Leo XIV (born Robert Prevost) an American, he's ...

In line with previous royal tradition, the British monarch will not attend the May 18 ceremony, instead sending another royal to represent His Majesty Mark Cuthbert/UK Press via Getty; Beata ...

Prevost will be known as Pope Leo XIV. Born in Chicago, he was elected on the second day of the conclave. This live blog has ended— follow the latest updates here. The conclave chose American-born ...