Pope Leo XIV has authorised a traditional mass to take place this weekend at the Vatican, lifting restrictions that angered conservatives in his latest attempt to heal splits within the Catholic Church.
Bells rang out Sunday over St Peter鈥檚 Square as Pope Leo XIV created seven new saints, including聽the first from Papua New Guinea, an archbishop killed in the Armenian genocide and a Venezuelan 鈥榙octor of the poor鈥�.
Pope Leo XIV on Thursday slammed the world鈥檚 failure to stop millions of people going hungry, blaming a 鈥榮oulless economy鈥� and calling on people to rethink their lifestyles and priorities.
Pope Leo XIV called Thursday for the poor and marginalised, including migrants, to be at the centre of the Catholic Church鈥檚 mission, in the first major publication of his papacy.
Pope Leo XIV on Sunday praised the 鈥榮ignificant progress鈥� towards peace in Gaza, again calling for a ceasefire in the devastated Palestinian territory and the release of Israeli hostages.
Tens of thousands of people gathered at the Vatican on Sunday as Pope Leo XIV proclaimed the Catholic Church鈥檚 first millennial saint, an Italian teenager dubbed 鈥楪od鈥檚 Influencer鈥� for his efforts to spread the faith online.
Pope Leo XIV called Sunday for an end to the 鈥榩andemic of arms鈥� as he prayed for 鈥榗ountless鈥� children killed by firearms and in conflicts globally.
Pope Leo XIV presided over a final mass in Rome for over one million young people on Sunday, the culmination of a pilgrimage that has drawn Catholics from across the world...
Pope Leo XIV made a surprise appearance in a crowd of 1,20,000 young Catholics who gathered on Tuesday in Rome for the Vatican鈥檚 Jubilee of Youth 鈥� an event that takes place every 25 years...
Thousands of people streamed to a small Italian hilltop village not far from Rome on Sunday, to hear Pope Leo deliver his first Angelus prayer from his summer residence at Castel Gandolfo...
Pope Leo XIV warned on Friday of the potential consequences of artificial intelligence on the intellectual development of young people, saying it could damage their grip on reality.
Pope Leo XIV received US vice president JD Vance and US secretary of state Marco Rubio at the Vatican Monday, a day after the new US pontiff鈥檚 inauguration mass.
Pope Leo XIV set the tone for his papacy on Sunday with a call to stop exploiting nature and marginalising the poor at a mass attended by world dignitaries including Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky and US vice president JD Vance.
Pope Leo XIV recalled his immigrant roots as he spoke out Friday against global inequality and injustice, including 鈥榰nworthy鈥� working conditions, in a speech to diplomats accredited to the Vatican.
Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday offered to mediate between leaders of countries at war, saying that he himself 鈥榳ill make every effort so that this peace may prevail鈥�...
Pope Leo XIV called on Monday for the release of journalists jailed 鈥榝or seeking and reporting the truth鈥� and warned reporters against using their words to fan hatred.
Pope Leo XIV called for an end to war in the world as he greeted crowds from the balcony of St Peter鈥檚 Basilica on Sunday, in his second official public appearance since becoming the leader of the Catholic Church.
Leo XIV urged the Catholic Church to 鈥榙esperately鈥� counter a lack of faith in his first homily as pope Friday, a day after the modest cardinal largely unknown to the world become the first US head of the 2,000-year institution.
White smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on Thursday, signalling that cardinals locked inside have elected a new leader for the world鈥檚 1.4 billion Catholics.
Thick black smoke billowed on Thursday from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel in a sign that cardinals again failed to elect a new head of the Catholic Church...
Cardinals will on Tuesday begin moving into the Vatican accommodation where they will stay during the conclave, on the eve of their historic, secretive meeting to elect a new pope.
Catholic cardinals will enter a sealed conclave this week to choose a new pope, with the Church鈥檚 1.4 billion members holding their breath over an uncertain outcome.
With Pope Francis laid to rest, all eyes turn now to the conclave, the secretive meeting of cardinals set to convene within days to elect a new head of the Catholic Church.
Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Sunday left Rome for home a day after joining the funeral mass of Pope Francis at St Peter鈥檚 Square in Vatican City...
Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky met briefly in the hush of St Peter鈥檚 basilica before Pope Francis鈥檚 funeral on Saturday in their first encounter since a noisy White House clash and the US president later cast doubt on whether Russian leader Vladimir Putin wants a peace deal...
Pope Francis was laid to rest in Rome Saturday after a Vatican funeral for the 鈥榩ope among the people鈥� attended by hundreds of thousands of mourners and world leaders including US President Donald Trump...
Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Saturday attended the funeral of Pope Francis at St Peter鈥檚 Square and paid his last tribute to the Pope...
Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus visited Bangladesh House in Rome on Friday and signed the visitor鈥檚 book...
Tens of thousands of people flocked to the Vatican Friday for a last glimpse of Pope Francis鈥檚 open coffin, as world leaders and other guests began arriving for his funeral.
Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus arrived here this afternoon to attend the funeral of His Holiness Pope Francis.
