Pope Leo XIV received a copy of his family tree from Henry Louis Gates Jr., marking his first public acknowledgment of his ...

This was Pope Leo's first visit to the observatory, founded in 1891 by Leo XIII. He later called Aldrin. “Together we shared ...

A new book suggests Chicago-born Richard Prevost may have been reluctant at first to take on the weighty responsibility of ...

Millions of people around the world were stunned when Pope Leo XIV was elected earlier this year, but one Vatican correspondent wasn't.

The first authoritative account of the conclave that elected history’s first pontiff from the United States — written by an American journalist who knew him before he became pope. Despite ...

As much of world celebrated the 80th anniversary of V-E Day on May 8, white smoke emanated from the Sistine Chapel, marking ...