Pope John Paul II arrived in the U.S. on Monday, Oct. 1, 1979 — touching down in Boston, and stopping in New York, ...

These are highlight clips of live coverage from Bill Kurtis, Walter Jacobson, and the Channel 2 News team of Pope John Paul ...

Leo XIII (1878–1903), the first pope of the 20th century, took bold stances on the major social issues of his time and laid ...

As much as Leo he has echoed Francis, the first American pope is fast emerging as his own man. VATICAN CITY — As he has done ...

The last five pontiffs have addressed members of the international news media who reported on the conclaves that elected them.

Following in the footsteps of his predecessors, Leo, the first American pope, is expected to deliver remarks to members of ...

While some married Protestant ministers had been ordained as Catholic priests after World War II, and Pope Paul VI opened the ...

The new pope began his pontificate in the sign of peace. Today, Good Shepherd Sunday, in front of almost 100,000 people, he ...

During his first visit outside the Vatican, on Saturday evening, Pope Leo XIV stopped at the Basilica of St Mary Major to pray before the icon of Mary Salus Populi Romani and at the tomb of the late ...

One thing one notices when one compares Pope John Paul II with Pope Francis is that personality and character determine the ...

A new pope from the Americas, shaped by Peruvian missions and Roman canon law, signals a Church recalibrating for an era of ...

According to a statement from the Holy See Press Office, Pope Leo XIV paused in solemn prayer before the tomb of Pope Francis ...