The 69-year-old Chicago native is resuming the papal tradition of leaving the Vatican for the hot summer months in favor of ...

Pope Leo XIV is now granting apostolic blessings to the faithful around the world, a spiritual gesture that can be officially requested through the Vatican’s Apostolic Almoner’s Office.. These ...

After blessing the world from the Vatican balcony and after a meeting with U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance, Pope Francis showed his lifelong beliefs on immigration and global peace ...

The Choir of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception from Washington, D.C., performed at Saint Mary ...

Religious of the Hospitaler Sisters of Mercy take a selfie during festivities June 25 celebrating the 25th anniversary of ...

Pope Francis blessed thousands of people in St. Peter’s Square on Easter Sunday with a surprise popemobile romp through the piazza, as he continues to recover from a near-fatal bout of double ...

A new pope has been elected. On the afternoon of Thursday, May 8, white smoke from the Sistine Chapel's chimney billowed into the sky, prompting waves of cheers in St. Peter's Square and signaling ...

The apostolic blessing, offered in the final days of Francis' life, left Leelamma Lal full of joy as she undergoes physical therapy, her family said.

Shortly after, the new pope steps onto the balcony, framed by red curtains, and delivers his first apostolic blessing, known as the “Urbi et Orbi” (“To the City and to the World”).

Vatican City, May 28, 2025 / 07:00 am. Pope Leo XIV is now granting apostolic blessings to the faithful around the world, a spiritual gesture that can be officially requested through the Vatican ...

After blessing the world from the Vatican balcony and a meeting with U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance, Pope Francis showed his lifelong beliefs on immigration and global peace ...