VATICAN CITY — Chicago native Pope Leo XIV called for unity in an increasingly divided world Sunday during his inaugural Mass in St. Peter’s Square, marking the official start of his historic papacy ...

Pope Leo XIV’s inauguration mass took place in St. Peter's Square in Rome on Sunday, May 18 Latoya Gayle joined PEOPLE as an Associate Editor in 2024. Her work has previously appeared in The U.S. Sun, ...

Pope Leo XIV was welcomed as the newest pontiff by a sea of faithful and an uninterrupted view of St. Peter’s Square on Thursday. Conversely, Pope Leo, born Robert Francis Prevost, introduced himself ...

Monsignor Massimiliano Matteo Boiardi, left, holds a microphone for Pope Francis as he wishes a good Palm Sunday and Holy Week to faithful who attended Mass on Palm Sunday in St. Peter’s Square in the ...

This is an edition of Time-Travel Thursdays, a journey through The Atlantic’s archives to contextualize the present. Sign up here. During the 1963 papal conclave, amid expectant crowds at St. Peter’s ...