NCR's 10 most-read news stories of 2025 include coverage of the conclave that elected Pope Leo XIV, massive aid cuts by the ...

An iconic Vatican residence in the heart of Rome is set to close, displacing dozens of clergy and igniting controversy over ...

Tap on the blue circle to take a look at photos from the funeral for Pope Francis. 1 of 28 The coffin of Pope Francis arrives at St. Mary Major Basilica for his burial ceremony, in Rome, Saturday, ...

On the feast of the Epiphany, Jan. 6, Pope Leo will solemnly close the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, ...

Just a few weeks remain until the closing of the holy year, which was inaugurated by Pope Francis on Dec. 24, 2024.

Pope Leo XIV has urged Vatican cardinals to put their ambitions of power and personal interests aside and work instead on ...

This undated photograph shows a young Pope Francis, then Jorge Bergoglio, with his family. Back row, from left: his brother ...

PARK RIDGE, Ill. (WLS) -- An historic meeting will be taking place between Chicago's Archbishop Blase Cupich and Pope Francis. In just a few days, the city's new archbishop will be face-to-face with ...

Cathleen Falsani, who covered two previous papal elections, sent a Hail Mary text from Ireland when she heard Chicago's own ...

Pope Leo XIV proclaimed the first two saints of his papacy in a historic ceremony at St. Peter’s Square in Rome on Sunday, including the first of the millennial generation. Blesseds Carlo Acutis and ...

Pope Leo XIV presided over his first Christmas Eve mass at St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican in Rome on Dec. 24. The ...