This undated photograph shows a young Pope Francis, then Jorge Bergoglio, with his family. Back row, from left: his brother ...

In 2018, German artist Michael Triegel asked a homeless man in Rome to pose for a drawing, thinking that he would make an ...

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While in prison in 1981, he befriended the dissident and future Czech president Vaclav Havel. Later, he became a conservative ...

The pope chose a region rife with religious divisions and conflict for his first trip abroad. He arrived in Lebanon on Sunday after a few days in Turkey. By Motoko Rich Motoko Rich, the Rome bureau ...

VATICAN CITY, Nov 25 (Reuters) - Pope Leo will embark on his first trip outside Italy on Thursday, travelling to Turkey and Lebanon. Here is a history of papal foreign visits, which have become a ...

Pope Leo XIV gives his blessing to people attending Mass for the Jubilee of Choirs and the feast of Christ the King Nov. 23, 2025, in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican. At the end of Mass, the pope ...

Anticipation is building across Lebanon as the country prepares to welcome Pope Leo XIV next week. The visit is not without precedent, however. Lebanon has received two other popes in recent history — ...

Pope Leo XIV spoke to teenagers during a digital encounter at Lucas Oil Stadium on Friday in Indianapolis during the 2025 National Catholic Youth Conference (NCYC). Five teenagers asked the pope ...

In church, it's the holy trinity. But on the silver screen, it's all about the big four for Pope Leo. It's not all feel-good flicks for the pope though. "Ordinary People," the 1980 psychological drama ...