Pope Leo XIV delivered his first Sunday blessing as pontiff, calling for unity in a polarized church and appealing to the ...

The Italian national Olympic committee has asked for sports events to be suspended on Saturday, the day of Pope Francis’ funeral ROME -- The Italian national Olympic committee has asked for ...

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis reiterated his call for an immediate ceasefire ... rejected an Israeli proposal for another temporary truce, instead demanding a deal to end the war in ...

The pope, who died Monday at 88, was a lifelong soccer fan. Saturday’s events in Italy include three scheduled top-tier Serie A soccer games, one of them between league leader Inter Milan and Roma.

ROME (AP) — The Italian national Olympic committee has asked for sports events to be suspended on Saturday, the day of Pope Francis’ funeral. After the government declared five days of ...