Pope Leo XIV is marking a feast day as the Vatican launches a new campaign to boost donations from the faithful. Leo ...

As the most Rev. Michael McGovern, Archbishop of Omaha, accepted a vestment signifying his role as a shepherd of the Catholic ...

Pope Leo XIV has renewed his call for unity within the Catholic Church. He spoke to priests during a special Holy Year week ...

On Inside the Vatican, we explore Pope Leo’s persistent calls for peace and his unexpected support for journalist Paola Ugaz, who exposed abuse in a powerful Peruvian lay group suppressed by Pope ...

Pope Leo, who was elected in May to the surprise of close conclave watchers, is the first to hail from the United States in the history of the church. A Chicago native, he attended Villanova ...

History reminds us that unlikely leaders often rise when needed most. President Ronald Reagan, Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, and Pope John Paul II once formed a trio that helped bring an end to ...

The American people, fed up with Iranian policy towards the United States, had headed to their voting booths and defiantly pulled the presidential ballot lever for a decided Outsider. And the Outsider ...

It may have been Reagan and Thatcher who brought communism down, but John Paul II played an important role as well. Loading I remember, as a student, travelling through Poland in the summer of 1982.

Behind the scenes, John Paul II worked with Western leaders like Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher to support resistance to Soviet domination, using the Vatican as a diplomatic channel.

See the photos By Miami Herald Archives. Updated May 9, 2025 9 ... President Ronald Reagan and first lady Nancy Reagan greet Pope John Paul II at Miami International Airport in 1987.

It was reversed, partly thanks to the new pope. In June 1979, John Paul II made his extraordinary trip to Poland. The Solidarity movement emerged soon after. Meanwhile, Margaret Thatcher became prime ...

Francis is buried in the Basilica of Saint Mary Major in Rome. LONDON and ROME -- The Vatican released photos of the tomb of Pope Francis, who was buried on Saturday in the Basilica of St. Mary Major ...