ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV asked Sunday for prayers for China’s Catholics to be in communion with the Holy See, as he made his ...

Pope Leo XIV is praying for China's Catholics to be in communion with the Holy See, in his first comments on a fraught issue.

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As with any new papacy, a quick look at their first appointments and audiences inside the system offers at least a small ...

Two cardinals, Michael Czerny and Chibly Langlois, sat down with ABC News to discuss the challenges facing the church that the new pope will have to face.

The atmosphere in the Eternal City was electric.

In an interview with America's Gerard O'Connell, Cardinal Robert McElroy of Washington said that Pope Leo XIV would "carry ...

Catholic cardinal electors from six continents gathered Wednesday inside the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican ... Rome, indicating they have not yet agreed on a choice for the next pontiff. The ...

US President Donald Trump posted an AI image of himself as the pope, prompting accusations of poor taste in the Roman ...

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