Catholics believe the pope is the successor to St. Peter, the spiritual leader of more than a billion worldwide.

Vatican cardinals led a vigil in St Peter's Square on Sunday as Catholic faithful prayed for Pope Francis' recovery amid his ongoing hospital treatment.

U.S. President Donald Trump has criticised Pope Leo as "terrible" in a rare direct attack on the pontiff, who responded that he had "no fear" of the White House administration and would continue to denounce the horrors of war.

President Donald Trump’s feud with Pope Leo XIV sparked speculation about whether the first American to lead the Catholic Church could run for president, not that he would. Church law says no, but U.S.

Pope Leo XIV has taken his first popemobile ride through St. Peter’s Square ahead of installation, waving from the back of the open-back truck to the crowd waving flags and cheering “Viva il Papa!”

Pope Leo XIV is following in the footsteps of his spiritual father, St. Augustine, making a pilgrimage to the archaeological ruins of eastern Algeria where the fifth century titan of early Christianity lived,

Pope Leo XIV embarked Monday on the first-ever papal trip to Algeria, aiming to promote Christian-Muslim coexistence at a time of global conflict and honor the locally born inspiration of his religious spirituality,