Pope Leo XIV visited Monday the Santa Marta elderly home in Castel Gandolfo, greeting and shaking hands with the elderly women living in the facility, all between the ages of 80 and 101. Alan ...

Pope Leo XIV paid a private visit to the Santa Marta Home for the Elderly in Castel Gandolfo on Monday morning, offering words of comfort, encouragement, and spiritual closeness to the women residing ...

Castel Gandolfo, Italy (CNN) — After the whirlwind of his election and a nonstop round of public and private meetings ever since, Pope Leo XIV has chosen to take some time to rest and recharge.

Popes have used the estate at Castel Gandolfo as a summer residence since the 17th century. Pope Francis broke from that tradition, but now Pope Leo XIV is reviving it. Pope Benedict XVI walks in the ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV blessed the 159 cyclists competing in the Giro d’Italia on Sunday as the three-week race’s final stage began with an unprecedented ride through the Vatican gardens ...

The papal apartments was sealed shortly after Pope Francis' death in April Charlotte Phillipp is a Weekend Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2024, and was previously an ...

As Pope Leo XIV settles into his new role as leader of 1.3 billion Catholics worldwide, his decision about where to hang his zucchetto might reveal more about his papacy than any formal announcement.

I have been a Catholic since birth 60 years ago. I lost my connection during the Pope Benedict years for many reasons, including the sexual abuse scandal but also due to the lack of inclusivity. I am ...

Pope Leo XIV came out wearing the traditional garb for a new pope Thursday – a red mozzetta and a stole over a white rochet and his new white cassock – restoring a tradition that Pope Francis ...

Cardinal Oswald Gracias of India, considered a member of Pope Francis' inner circle, offered OSV News a candid and deeply personal reflection on the late pontiff's legacy, the preelection meetings, ...

Vatican City, Holy See—The cardinal leading the last mass before a conclave to elect a new pope urged his peers Wednesday to choose someone able to protect the Catholic Church’s unity and lead a ...