Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín, who welcomed the decision to fly flags at half-mast over public buildings, said there should be an official period of mourning, pointing to steps taken in Spain, Cuba and ...

Princess Charlene of Monaco and her husband Prince Albert attended Pope Leo XIV’s papal inauguration mass on Sunday in St.

The Vatican said some 200,000 people attended the Mass at St. Peter’s Square, which marked the start of the pontificate of ...

St. John Paul II’s birthday is May 18; he was born on this day in 1920 in Wadowice, Poland. When he was elected to the papacy ...

Whether it is Francis II, Leo XIV, or a never-before-used name, a new pope's chosen name sends an early signal about his ...

The new pope, Leo XIV, is scheduled to deliver his first such prayer on Sunday from the loggia where he first appeared in ...

Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope, is beginning his ministry with a historic ceremony at St. Peter’s Square, blending ...

As the world waits for the conclave at the Vatican to elect a new pontiff, another question remains at the back of everyone’s minds: What will his new name be?

At his installation Mass, the pope said, "in this our time, we still see too much discord, too many wounds caused by hatred, ...

Raised in Chicago, formed as a bishop in Peru, and forged by St. Augustine’s witness, Leo XIV begins his papacy with a quiet ...

The next pope to change his name was Peter Canepanova in the 10th century, who became John XIV to avoid being called Peter II (more on that below), said Liam Temple, assistant professor in the ...

Hailing from 70 countries, the cardinals are being sequestered from the outside world, their cellphones surrendered and ...