Pope Leo XIV’s election as the first American to lead the Catholic Church elevated him to the rare position of being a U.S.

Happily, Pope Leo looks set to follow the lead of his predecessor: offering respect to other faiths (even to atheists); elevating women’s roles in the church; denouncing war and the Gaza catastrophe; ...

Pope Leo XIV, history’s first American pope, said Sunday in an inaugural Mass in St. Peter’s Square that he hopes the ...

As Pope Leo takes control, the church's financial health will be high on his agenda. The Holy See, which is the governing body of the Vatican, is also the business arm of the Catholic Church.

In Chicago, people are very excited about Pope Leo XIV, or Father Bob, as those who’ve known Robert Francis Prevost a long ...

It’s hard to believe, but nearly 10 years have passed since Donald Trump descended that golden escalator in Trump Tower and, ...

The last three pontiffs each chose very different paths between Rome and home.

In his first major foreign policy address, Pope Leo XIV focused on the three words he considers the aim of Vatican diplomacy: ...

President Sheinbaum reported the murder of Mexico City Mayor Clara Brugada's two closest aides during her Tuesday morning ...

Attorneys say U.S. immigration authorities appear to have begun deporting migrants from Myanmar and Vietnam to South Sudan ...

Pope Francis made a strong moral case for addressing climate change and respecting Indigenous rights. Will Pope Leo do the ...

At U.N. headquarters in New York, the Vatican secretary of state said Pope Leo XIV "has expressed his deep commitment to ...