Pope Leo XIV reflected on the legacy of Pope Francis and whether he sees himself as more U.S. American or Peruvian.

Pope Leo XIV has marveled at the “huge learning curve” he has taken on as pontiff and likened some aspects of the job to jumping “in on the deep end of the pool very quickly.”

A message from Pope Leo was read during the funeral of the Duchess of Kent, which was the first Catholic mass for a member of the British royal family in modern history.

The Sept. 14 liturgy brought together Orthodox, Eastern, and Protestant leaders along with ecumenical organizations and Vatican officials.

U.S. President Donald Trump’s new ambassador to the Vatican, a right-wing Catholic who was sharply critical of Pope Francis, tried to sweeten his diplomacy on Saturday in a meeting with Pope Leo, giving the pontiff a chocolate birthday cake.

The Vatican is inaugurating an ambitious educational center inspired by Pope Francis’ ecological legacy. It's opening a 55-acre utopian experiment in sustainable farming, vocational training

Pope Francis, 88, died weeks after he was discharged from the hospital following a lengthy battle with double pneumonia and other health issues.

A Vatican concert co-directed by Andrea Bocelli and Pharrell Williams ended with a historic drone show by Kimbal Musk’s Nova Sky Stories, projecting religious icons above St. Peter’s Basilica in a first-of-its-kind display.

Pope Leo criticised corporate pay packages that offer executives much higher salaries than their employees in excerpts from his first media interview released on Sunday, citing Tesla's recent $1 trillion compensation plan for CEO Elon Musk.

Pope Leo XIV meets with Catholicos Karekin II, the patriarch of the Armenian Apostolic Church, at Villa Barberini, the papal residence overlooking Lake Albano in Castel Gandolfo, Italy on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025. (photo: Vatican Media / VM)

This is a task that is undoubtedly daunting, particularly when we consider the scale of the environmental crises we face in our world today. But Laudato Sì –

Pope Leo XIV said there has been a "huge learning curve" in his first several months as the new pontiff, and declared that about some aspects of his role are akin to jumping "in on the deep end of the pool very quickly.