Visitors to the Vatican often overlook Pope Francis's desire to change his burial location after his death, opting for a site four kilometers from St. Peter's Square.

During a general audience in St. Peter's Square, the Pope reiterated the Church's duty to denounce evil and announce peace, recalling the legacy of the Second Vatican Council.

In St. Peter's Square, Polish nuns pray the rosary and Portuguese visitors discover the date by chance, while shops sell items related to Leo XIV, with a shopkeeper summarizing the sentiment as 'Dead Pope, new Pope.'

Pope Leo XIV used his Easter Monday address at St. Peter's Square to condemn the bloodshed in wars and conflict zones, also commemorating his predecessor, Francis, who died a year prior.

Pope Francis issued a new appeal from St. Peter's Square, urging all to 'lay down their arms' and expressing his closeness to Christians in the Holy Land.

Addressing the gathered crowd in St. Peter's Square, Pope Leo XIV today, Sunday 1/3, referred to the latest developments in the Middle East.

Pope Leo rushed to help a man who collapsed in St. Peter's Square after a general audience. The Pope assisted the man who had fallen to the ground.

Three Austrian nuns, all over 80 years old, reportedly defied their superiors to perform a small 'Happy Dance' in St. Peter's Square in Rome.

Pope Leo XIV has moved into his newly renovated apartment in the Apostolic Palace at St. Peter's Square after years of vacancy. The residence, which underwent ten months of renovation, reportedly includes a chapel, library, and a fitness room.

Pope Leo XIV appealed for a ceasefire and strengthened dialogue to achieve peace in Ukraine, after the Angelus prayer in St. Peter's Square.

May 13th marks the anniversary of the shocking assassination attempt on Pope John Paul II, an event that stunned the world. The incident occurred in St. Peter's Square in 1981.

Three octogenarian Austrian nuns, who previously made headlines for breaking back into their convent, have traveled to Rome and attended a general audience with Pope Leo XIV at St. Peter's Square.

The Harlem Globetrotters visited Pope Leo at St. Peter's Square in the Vatican, where a team member demonstrated how to spin a basketball on his finger.

Pope Leo XIV addressed thousands of worshippers in St. Peter's Square during his first Easter Sunday Mass as pontiff, using the occasion to call on global leaders to choose peace.

Addressing the gathered crowd in St. Peter's Square, Pope Leo XIV referred to the latest developments in the Middle East. "I am watching with deep concern what is happening..."