Take a tour of a Miami estate whose grand architecture and luxurious gardens bring the flair of the Mediterranean to ...

Migration must be viewed as a core part of global development policy, not just a humanitarian response, says Amy Pope, ...

Migration must be viewed as a core part of global development policy, not just a humanitarian response, says Amy Pope, ...

By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -As temperatures in Rome swelter this month, reaching more than 35 degrees Celsius (95°F) under the hot Mediterranean sun, Pope Leo has decided to leave town.

VATICAN CITY—Two days into his reign, the new American pope spoke softly to a hall full of red-capped cardinals and invoked the digital-age challenge to human dignity he intended to address with ...

Pope Leo appealed to Iran and Israel on Wednesday (June 25) not to pursue vengeance after 12 days of war, which the U.S.

Pope Francis changed the Catholic Church’s teaching in areas such as the death penalty and nuclear weapons. But he upheld it in other areas, such as abortion and celibacy for priests.

Pope Francis, the first pope from the Americas, has died at the age of 88, the Vatican has announced. He had battled health problems throughout his life with bravery and good humor.

A new Roman Catholic pope has been chosen. Read more about Robert Francis Prevost, who has taken the name Leo XIV. Guesses about who the next Roman Catholic pope will be often prove inaccurate.

And Pope Francis has tried to strip away a lot of the pomp from his papacy, both in life and also in death. He's asking for a simpler casket. Popes were traditionally buried in three nested coffins.