Pope Francis was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 2013 until his death in 2025. He was the first Jesuit pope, the first Latin American, and the first born or raised outside Europe since the 8th-century Syrian pope Gregory III.
Newly elected Pope Leo XIV faces expectations to bridge divisions in the Catholic Church
The new supreme pontiff,..
In his first public address as Pope Leo XIV, Robert Prevost extended a heartfelt message of peace and unity from the balcony of St...
A historic moment unfolded in Vatican City as white smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel, signaling the election of a new pope...
No pope elected on first day of conclave as black smoke appears above Vatican
Cardinals from around the world have..
