ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV marked the 56th anniversary of man’s arrival on the moon Sunday with a visit to the Vatican astronomical observatory in Castel Gandolfo and a call to astronaut Buzz Aldrin.

A new book suggests Chicago-born Robert Prevost may have been reluctant at first to take on the weighty responsibility of becoming Pope Leo XIV.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV on Monday called for the release of imprisoned journalists and affirmed the “precious gift of free speech and the press” in an audience with some of the ...

The 69-year-old Augustinian missionary, elected in a 24-hour conclave last week, called for journalists to use words for peace, to reject war and to give voice to the voiceless.

As of May 14, Pope Leo XIV had deleted his old, personal social media accounts, which featured posts that criticized the Trump administration.

(ANSA) - ROME, MAY 13 - The first book on Pope Leo XIV is coming out in Italy on May 20. The book, Pope Leo XIV, A Tale Of The New Pope And The Challenges He Will Have to Face, is by Vaticanist ...