The new head of the Catholic church is a tennis fan. Within the walls of Vatican City, he will find his own court to play on.

As Pope Leo XIV stepped out in front of cheering crowds outside of St. Peter’s Basilica to give his first speech as head of ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — White smoke poured from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel and the great bells of St. Peter’s Basilica ...

White smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel and the great bells of St. Peter's Basilica rang out on Thursday, ...

Catholic cardinals gather and sequester themselves in the Vatican for the start of a conclave to elect a new pope.

As cardinals prepare for the largest papal conclave in history, battle lines are being drawn over the direction of the church ...

The new pope said he would be guided by a key document that his predecessor wrote listing the church’s priorities, including ...

Will the adage 'fat pope, thin pope' bear out as cardinals pick a successor to Pope Francis in the May 7 conclave?

The Vatican has released Pope Leo XIV's signature, which includes the traditional "P.P." notation ("Pastor Pastorum") not ...

As a fireworks expert tests the Vatican's contemporary system for "holy smoke," Catholic cardinals mull their divergent ...

The heraldic design of Leo’s papal coat of arms features a fleur-de-lis on a blue background, symbolizing the Virgin Mary, ...