In a statement, the Vatican said the "laboratory tests, chest X-ray, and the Holy Father's clinical condition continue to ...

Patti Smith met Pope Leo XIV on Friday at the Vatican, with the singer and the pontiff, two Chicago natives, sitting down for a 40-minute conversation Just days after Smith performed in Rome, she ...

Pope Leo XIV releases his prayer intention for the month of August, and invites Catholics to pray 'for evangelization in the city,' so that the Lord may accompany the millions who seek meaning amid ...

Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Rock legend Patti Smith was giddy and almost at a ...

The "Godmother of Punk," rock icon Patti Smith, appeared to fight back tears upon meeting Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on Friday (July 31). The pope, in turn, responded with a disarming "How do you do?

Pope Leo XIV speaks at the "Canticle of Peace" event in the Vatican Gardens in Castel Gandolfo on the evening of July 29, 2026, featuring a performance by Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli and a 164-member ...

The pope's first public comments on his ancestry reignite questions about race, identity and representation in the Catholic Church. Since his election last year, Pope Leo XIV sidestepped one of the ...

Pope Leo XIV tells NBC News that he plans to visit the United States. Leo is the first pope from the United States. Born Robert Francis Prevost, he was raised in Chicago and spent the majority of his ...

When asked about a possible trip, Leo XIV said that he had been looking at the calendar for the “next couple of years.” By Elisabetta Povoledo Reporting from Rome After months of tensions between Pope ...

Pope Leo XIV grants an interview to American broadcaster NBC and highlights the importance of immigration to the history of the United States, hinting that he could visit the country of his birth in ...

The first U.S.-born pope said he is looking to travel to the United States in "the next couple of years" and said one of America's greatest sources of wealth is its history of immigration. Pope Leo ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — As wars intensify in Ukraine and the Middle East, Pope Leo XIV joined Israeli and Palestinian children, as well as children from other countries, at Castel Gandolfo for an ...