Pope Benedict XVI (1927–2022), the 265th pope, served from April 19, 2005, to February 28, 2013—a period of 7 years, 10 months, and 10 days. He voluntarily resigned from the papal office. On February ...

Monday’s meeting was significant, representing Leo XIV’s first clear, personal outreach to a leading traditional community ...

Influencer Paul Kim is reflecting on the loss of his 5-year-old son Micah, who died on Dec. 31 after contracting a serious ...

Pope Leo XIV has baptized 20 babies in the Sistine Chapel, continuing an annual tradition marking the end of the Christmas ...

KCCI EIGHT NEWS AT FOUR STARTS NOW. THE REMAINS OF TWO IOWA NATIONAL GUARD SOLDIERS KILLED IN SYRIA EARLIER THIS MONTH ARE NOW HOME. A PLANE CARRYING STAFF SERGEANT NATE HOWARD AND EDGAR TORRES TOVAR ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday closed out the Vatican’s 2025 Holy Year by denouncing today’s consumerist and ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost appears on the central loggia of St. Peter's Basilica after being chosen the 267th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, choosing the name of Pope Leo XIV, at the Vatican, ...

Pope Leo XIV made an appeal for “one full day of peace throughout the world” in a Christmas address outside Castel Gandolfo in Rome — and criticized Russia for refusing a holiday cease-fire. “I once ...

Pope Leo XIV opened the new year Thursday with an appeal to the world for peace and urging people everywhere to begin 2026 by rejecting violence and committing to reconciliation. Speaking during his ...