Spain's Roman Catholic Church has reached an agreement with the government to compensate victims of sexual abuse by members ...

His Holiness Karekin II has led the Armenian Church since October 1999 as its Supreme Patriarch and 132nd Catholicos of All ...

Spain had long lobbied for Francis to visit. But over 12 years he always declined, preferring to travel to farther flung ...

VATICAN CITY -- VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV is planning to travel to Spain this year, with stops in Madrid, Barcelona ...

Pope Leo XIV, the Catholic Church's first ever American leader, appears to signal a more inclusive leadership style than his ...

The pontiff used an annual address to ambassadors to the Vatican to condemn countries that prioritized violence over ...

VATICAN CITY -- VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV said Thursday he intended to bring the world’s Catholic cardinals together ...

Pope Leo met on Thursday with the world's Catholic cardinals as part of a two-day summit, urging the senior clerics to shun ...

In his most explicitly pro-life speech to date, Pope Leo demands an end to abortion and surrogacy globally. Editor's Note: ...

Pope Leo XIV has said the prohibition on countries violating one another’s borders has been “completely undermined,” in an important speech to diplomats gathered in the Vatican.

The closed-door meeting comes as Leo inherits a deeply divided church and seeks to set the tone for his papacy by emphasizing ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — In his most substantial critique of U.S., Russian and other military incursions in sovereign countries, ...