Pope Leo XIV has made waves with some of his fashion choices, returning to much of the traditional pomp of popes past ...

If it weren’t for photographers’ long lenses relentlessly trained on the pope’s every gesture, Leo’s switch from Francis’s standard black pants to more traditional white papal trousers would have gone ...

According to the Rev. John Wauck, professor of church communication at the Pontifical Holy Cross University in Rome, Leo’s clothing choices are a “return to form,” and his attire similar to that worn ...

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV appears at the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican on May 8, with a red satin mozzetta shoulder cape, burgundy stola with gold embroidery and a gold cross ...

French sculptor Jean-Michel Othoniel has transformed the southern French city of Avignon into a dazzling installation with ...

(RNS) — Pope Leo has decided to resume the papal tradition of taking vacations at ... That was certainly the view of Pope Urban VIII, who had the old medieval fortress renovated as a summer palace 400 ...

Pope John Paul II and other popes going back to the middle ages. They show “a respect for tradition,” he said. Such respect for the papal office is important for many conservative Catholics. Many ...

Between séances and alchemical dreams, illustrious ghosts gather in one of Rome’s most mysterious and unexpected spots: the ...

Pope Leo XIV will head to the lakeside town of Castel Gandolfo for his summer vacation. After 12 years of papal absence, ...

For 400 years, most popes escaped the Roman summer in the hilltop town of Castel Gandolfo, Italy. Then Francis stopped going, ...