Archaeologists in Turkey have uncovered a significant fresco of Jesus as the "Good Shepherd" from Anatolia's early Christian era.

The “Architects of AI” were named Time magazine’s person of the year for 2025.

Pope Leo XIV is insisting that Europe must have a role in any Ukraine peace deal.

Pope Leo XIV embraces a Roman tradition by praying for peace at a statue of the Madonna near the Spanish Steps.

Pope Leo XIV has taken his biggest step yet to correct one of Pope Francis’ more problematic financial moves.

Pope Leo XIV has prayed at the site of the 2020 Beirut port explosion, urging justice for the 218 victims.

Pope Leo XIV has celebrated Lebanon's tradition of interfaith coexistence as a beacon of hope for a conflict-torn region.

Pope Leo XIV has doubled down on the Holy See’s insistence on a two-state solution to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Pope Leo XIV has challenged Lebanon’s political leaders to be true peacemakers and put their differences aside.

Airlines around the world canceled and delayed flights heading into the weekend to fix software on a widely used commercial plane after an analysis found computer code may have contributed to a sudden drop in the altitude of a JetBlue aircraft last month.

Pope Leo XIV has visited Istanbul’s Blue Mosque without praying there as he focused on strengthening ties with Orthodox patriarchs.

Pope Leo XIV has marked a significant moment in his first foreign trip to Turkey by visiting the site of the historic Council of Nicaea.

Israeli forces killed a pair of Palestinian men in the occupied West Bank after they appeared to surrender to troops, drawing Palestinian accusations that the men were executed “in cold blood.”.

Pope Leo XIV is encouraging Turkey to be a source of stability and dialogue in a world riven by conflict.

Pope Leo XIV is embarking on his first foreign trip.

Pope Leo XIV is set to embark on his first trip abroad with a visit to Turkey, marking a key event in Catholic and Orthodox Christianity.

Israel has struck Lebanon’s capital for the first time since June, saying it killed Hezbollah’s chief of staff and warning the Iran-backed militant group not to rearm and rebuild.

Pope Leo XIV has revealed a closely held secret: He uses a different Wordle start word each day.

Ukraine has asked the Vatican to formalize its role facilitating negotiations for the return of Ukrainian children and civilians taken by Russia during the war.

Pope Leo XIV has strongly backed U.S. bishops who condemned the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.

Pope Leo XIV is urging countries at United Nations climate talks to take “concrete actions” to stop climate change that is threatening the planet.

Pope Leo XIV has welcomed Spike Lee, Cate Blanchett, Greta Gerwig and dozens of other Hollywood luminaries to a special Vatican audience.

The Vatican has launched an investigation into a possible antisemitic incident involving a Swiss Guard.

A top American cardinal has celebrated a traditional Latin Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica with the explicit permission of Pope Leo XIV.

Pope Leo XIV has canonized Venezuela's “doctor of the poor” before tens of thousands of people.

Pope Leo XIV has denounced the use of hunger as a weapon of war during an address to a U.N. agency.

The Vatican’s child protection board says the Catholic Church has a moral duty to help victims of clergy sexual abuse heal.

Pope Leo XIV has urged labor union leaders from Chicago to advocate for immigrants and welcome minorities into their ranks.

Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the “ancient art of lying” and manipulation.

Pope Leo XIV will visit Turkey and Lebanon next month on his first foreign trip as pope.

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has asked Pope Leo XIV to help maintain peace in Venezuela.

Pope Leo XIV has begun correcting some of Pope Francis’ more questionable financial reforms and decisions.

Pope Leo XIV has intervened for the first time in an abortion dispute roiling the U.S. Catholic Church.

Pope Leo XIV has named a successor to the embattled archbishop of New Orleans two weeks after the archdiocese agreed to a $230 million settlement for survivors of clergy sexual abuse.

The mother of James Foley, the American journalist kidnapped and beheaded by Islamic militants in Syria in 2014, has told her story of loss and healing at a Vatican vigil attended by Pope Leo XIV.

Pope Leo XIV has declared a 15-year-old computer whiz the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint.

Pope Leo XIV will preside over his first canonization ceremony Sunday to create the first millennial saint.

Search teams have recovered around 100 bodies from a remote village in Sudan's Darfur region after a landslide devastated the area over the weekend.

Pope Leo XIV has demanded an end to the “pandemic of arms” during a public prayer for victims of a shooting at a Catholic school Mass in the United States.

Pope Leo XIV is demanding that Israel stop the “collective punishment” and forced displacement of Palestinians in Gaza.

Pope Leo XIV has affirmed the right of people to return to their homes after an unjust exile.

Pope Leo XIV has told over a million Catholic youths they are a sign that a different world is possible.

Pope Leo XIV urges young people to make radical choices for good during a major event in Rome.

Pope Leo XIV has surprised tens of thousands of young Catholics by showing up unexpectedly at a Holy Year welcome ceremony.

Pope Leo XIV has renewed his call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.

Top church leaders have visited Gaza after its only Catholic church was struck by an Israeli shell the day before.

As Texas grapples with the aftermath of devastating floods, nearly 60 lives have been lost, and 11 people remain missing. Governor Greg Abbott has declared this Sunday a day of prayer, urging Texans to come together in hope and solidarity.

Pope Leo XIV is signalling his commitment to continuing the fight against clergy sexual abuse.

Pope Leo XIV is starting a six-week vacation this weekend at the papal summer retreat south of Rome.

As the floodwaters recede from Camp Mystic, a torrent of grief remains for the families of the children who died and those who went missing when flash floods tore through central Texas earlier this week.

Pope Leo XIV is marking a feast day as the Vatican launches a new campaign to boost donations from the faithful.

Pope Leo XIV is kicking off a weeklong celebration of Catholic clergy for the Holy Year.

The Catholic Church’s first millennial-era saint Carlo Acutis will be canonized Sept. 7.

Pope Leo XIV has made his first appointment of a Chinese bishop.

Pope Leo XIV has criticized the surge of nationalist political movements in the world as he prayed for reconciliation and dialogue.

The Vatican doesn’t tax its residents or issue bonds, and it's got a very big budget problem.

Pope Leo XIV blessed the 159 cyclists competing in the Giro d’Italia as the three-week race’s final stage began with an unprecedented ride through the Vatican gardens behind St. Peter’s Basilica.

That Pope Leo XIV is a Chicago White Sox fan and likes to play tennis are already known.

Pope Leo XIV has vowed to work for unity so that the Catholic Church becomes a sign of peace in the world.

Pope Leo XIV has apparently made peace with Jannik Sinner.

Pope Leo XIV is vowing to actively promote and protect the spirituality and traditions of the eastern rite churches, those Catholic communities with origins in the Middle East and North Africa that have been decimated by conflict and persecution.

Jannik Sinner says it’s “a good thing for us tennis players” that the new pope likes to play the sport.

Pope Leo XIV has called for the release of imprisoned journalists and affirmed the “precious gift of free speech and the press.”.

Pope Leo XIV has called for a just and lasting peace in Ukraine and an immediate ceasefire in Gaza with the release of hostages and delivery of humanitarian aid.

Americans in St. Peter’s Square were stunned and joyous when they learned that an American cardinal, Robert Provost, was elected pope and had taken the name Leo XIV.

Cardinal Robert Prevost, originally from Chicago and known for his extensive missionary work in Peru, has been elected the first American pope, taking the name Leo XIV.