"Even though we didn’t actually see the smoke or see the new pope, the feeling of being there, it was in everybody's heart.

As Pope Leo XIV settles into his new ministry, the Jubilee Year 2025 and its special events mean the pope has a full calendar ...

Between the excitement over Pope Leo XIV and the Jubilee celebrations, Rome is the place to be this summer. The travel ...

Andrea Gallardo, 20, from Texas, wears an American flag after Pope Leo XIV appeared on the balcony of St Peter's Basilica ... Vatican, Thursday, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) VATICAN ...

Chicago Tribune photographer Brian Cassella captures the scene as Pope Leo XIV is installed in Vatican City. Global dignitaries and faith leaders from around the world gathered in Vatican City on ...

Pope Leo XIV calls for unity and compassion in his inauguration Mass at the Vatican, addressing global discord and division.

Chicago native Pope Leo XIV called for unity in an increasingly divided world Sunday during his inaugural Mass in St. Peter’s ...

The former Cardinal Robert Prevost vowed to work for unity. “I think he will inspire,” said Susan Hanssen, a professor born ...

Pope Leo XIV presided over his inaugural mass Sunday, May 18, with world leaders and a crowd of 200,000 people gathered in St ...

Pope Leo XIV vowed Sunday to work for unity in a polarized Catholic Church and world, as history’s first American pope ...

An open-topped popemobile carrying Pope Leo XIV drove through St Peter's Square at the Vatican on Sunday morning, ahead of ...

Pope Leo XIV will preside over his inaugural mass today in front of St Peter’s Basilica, which marks the formal start of his ...