On Friday afternoon, during a visit to the "school of peace", Pope Leo XIV sought to encourage the young people on the ship to listen in "a world that is increasingly prone to violence, hatred and separation".
Pope Leo XIV will greet the crowd from the balcony of St Peter's Basilica in Rome on Sunday, leading a prayer to the Virgin Mary in his second official public appearance since becoming the leader of the Catholic Church.
Robert Francis Prevost became the first pope from the United States on Thursday, picking the papal name of Leo XIV and urging people to "build bridges through dialogue" in his first address to the world's 1.4 billion Catholics.
Cardinal electors were locked inside the Vatican's Sistine Chapel on Wednesday in a solemn act that marked the formal start of the secret conclave to elect Pope Francis's successor.
Catholic faithful and admirers of Pope Francis flooded St Peter's Square and the streets of Rome on Saturday in full force to give the pontiff an emotional send-off with a human touch.
Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky met briefly in St. Peter's basilica on the sidelines of Pope Francis's funeral in the Vatican on Saturday in their first encounter since a White House clash as the US president pushes the Ukrainian leader to make a peace deal with Russia.
Tens of thousands of mourners began saying their last goodbyes to Pope Francis at St Peter's Basilica on Wednesday, as the body of the late Argentine pontiff began three days of lying in state.
The death of Pope Francis on Monday sets in motion centuries-old traditions which will culminate in the election by cardinals of a new pontiff -- but with a few changes.
Pope Francis returned home to the Vatican on Sunday after more than five weeks in hospital with pneumonia, taking time before leaving to thank well-wishers for their support.
Pope Francis's ninth night in hospital "passed peacefully" following a respiratory crisis that forced him to undergo oxygen therapy and blood transfusions, the Vatican said on Sunday.
Pope Francis's condition "continues to be critical" after he suffered a respiratory crisis that required "high-flow oxygen" and blood transfusions, the Vatican said on Saturday.
A man jumped onto the altar of St Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on Friday, knocking off six candelabra worth about €30,000 before officers intervened, reports said.
Homosexual men can train to become Catholic priests in Italy but not if they "support the so-called gay culture", according to new guidelines approved by the Vatican.
Pope Francis opened the "Holy Door" of St Peter's Basilica on Christmas Eve on Tuesday, launching the Jubilee year of Catholic celebrations set to draw more than 30 million pilgrims to Rome.
Pope Francis will mark Christmas Eve on Tuesday with a special ceremony launching the 2025 Jubilee, a year of Catholic celebrations set to draw more than 30 million pilgrims to Rome.
From his reforms to his foreign relations, criticism of Pope Francis has intensified since the death of his predecessor Benedict XVI, revealing a climate of "civil war" at a time when the Catholic Church is engaged in a global conversation about its future.
Pope Francis revealed for the first time in an interview Sunday that he had signed a resignation letter nearly a decade ago should poor health prevent him from carrying out his duties.
Pope Francis will on Saturday create 20 new cardinals picked from the four corners of the world, most of whom could one day end up choosing the pontiff's successor.
Thousands of faithful attended the "Way of the Cross" prayer service, presided over by Pope Francis at Rome's Colosseum on Friday, a ceremony overtaken by the war in Ukraine.
Pope Francis expressed his pleasure at being once again among his flock on Wednesday as he delivered his weekly general audience in public for the first time in six months.
Pope Francis proclaimed vaccines an "essential tool" in ending the pandemic in his Easter Sunday address and urged their swift rollout to the world's poorest countries.
Pope Francis held a scaled down 'Way of the Cross' service on Friday in a quiet St. Peter's Square due to Italy's lockdown measures. The poignant procession saw children take the spotlight to share their dreams and fears.
Pope Francis has broken with Catholic tradition to appoint a woman as an undersecretary of the synod of bishops, the first to hold the post with voting rights in a body that studies major questions of doctrine.
