Archbishop Georg Gänswein, former secretary of Pope Benedict XVI, said he hopes the beatification process will begin soon for ...

Pope Leo XIV visited Istanbul's iconic Blue Mosque on Saturday but didn't stop to pray, as he opened an intense day of ...

Pope Leo XIV, like his two immediate predecessors, visited the so-called Blue Mosque in Turkey's capital; he spent about 20 ...

ISTANBUL, Turkey -- ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) — Pope Leo XIV visited Istanbul’s Blue Mosque on Saturday but didn't stop to pray, ...

The Italian-born maestro who spent more than a decade at the CSO is the latest recipient of the prestigious Ratzinger Prize, ...

Anticipation is building across Lebanon as the country prepares to welcome Pope Leo XIV next week. The visit is not without ...

When Pope Benedict XVI died, his longtime secretary published a memoir that revealed Benedict’s private concerns about Pope Francis’s leadership — views he had never shared publicly. The book detailed ...

The Chicago-born pope broke with his two predecessors by rejecting the invitation to pray at the Blue Mosque in Istanbul ...

Pope Leo XIV tours Istanbul's Blue Mosque but declines to pray, surprising Vatican officials who had to correct official ...

Leo XIV will meet political and religious leaders in Turkey and Lebanon, providing an early test of his geopolitical mettle.

Pope Leo XIV completes pilgrimage to Turkey, meeting with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and religious leaders while ...

Pope Leo will embark on his first trip outside Italy on Thursday, travelling to Turkey and Lebanon. Here is a history of papal foreign visits, which have become a major part of the agenda for the ...