U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro and U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney are in Rome is traveling to the Vatican to attend the inaugural Mass of Pope Leo XIV, according to her office. “I am humbled and honored to be

The Vatican was already crowded with tourists and pilgrims on Saturday, but tens of thousands are expected on Sunday, and perhaps as many as 100,000 for Pope Leo's inaugural Mass, and Chicagoans have made the journey to Rome to represent their hometown pope.

U.S. Rep. French Hill led a bipartisan congressional delegation to the Vatican on Sunday, one of 14 House members selected to attend the inaugural Mass of Pope Leo XIV.

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu arrived in Rome, Italy, on Saturday, May 17, to join other world leaders at the solemn mass marking the beginning of the Pontificate of Pope Leo XIV, the new leader of the Roman Catholic ChurchLegit.

"We are simply overjoyed," said Sister Barbara Reid, president of Catholic Theological Union in Hyde Park, where Pope Leo earned his Master of Divinity in 1982.

Tens of thousands came to St. Peter’s Square to mark the official start of the pontificate of the first American to lead the Roman Catholic Church. Vice President JD Vance was among the dignitaries who attended.

President Tinubu arrived in Rome to attend the installation mass of Pope Leo XIV on May 18, marking a significant global religious eventHe was warmly received at Mario De Bernardo Military Airport by Nigerian and Vatican officials,

A major Republican tax and spending package cleared a key House committee after initial pushback from conservative lawmakers. The bill extends tax cuts and includes significant cuts to Medicaid. Sec. Marco Rubio departed Rome on Monday after meeting with Pope Leo XIV.

Pope Leo I tangled with Attila the Hun and won. Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne as the first Holy Roman Emperor. This is the history of a legendary papal namesake.

The atmosphere in the Eternal City was electric.

Anthony Albanese is set to attend Pope Leo XIV's inauguration in Rome amid a hive of diplomatic activity on the sidelines, including EU trade talks.

There will always be a time for the grand gesture, but Robert Francis Prevost — now known as Pope Leo XIV — wants the world to know that it’s the small moments with family that carry