Later, the pope had an official meeting with President Raul Castro, Castro's brother. Pope Francis meets with former Cuban President Fidel Castro at Castro's resident in Havana, Sept. 20, 2015.

ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV prayed Wednesday for the world to recognize the urgency of the climate crisis and “hear the cry of ...

The first pope, Saint Peter, was born in the region known as present-day Israel. Around the year 97, Pope Saint Evaristus, also from the Middle East, took his place as the human head of the Church.

Pope Francis will be discharged from the hospital on Sunday and return to his residence at the Vatican, his doctors announced at a press conference Saturday. The pope has been in the hospital for ...

Leo XIV prayed at the tomb of Pope Francis on Saturday, just two days after being elected new head of the Catholic Church and hours after vowing to humbly follow in his predecessor's footsteps ...

Pope Leo XIV gave the world a brief speech on Thursday, May 8, 2025, after being elected by the College of Cardinals. His speech drew similarities and differences from Pope Francis.

Pope Leo XIV; the unsealing of the papal apartments; Pope Francis. Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty; Vatican News/Youtube; Vatican Media via Vatican Pool/Getty Video footage of the moment the ...