ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV prayed Wednesday for the world to recognize the urgency of the climate crisis and “hear the cry of the poor,” as he celebrated the first papal Mass using a new set of prayers ...

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.

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; 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 ...

First pope to succeed a retired pope in 600 years plans mass, prayers. VATICAN CITY, March 14, 2013— -- There was not a "dry eye in the house" at the Sistine Chapel the moment when former ...

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.