Tens of thousands came to St. Peter’s Square to mark the official start of the pontificate of the first American to lead the ...

Pope Leo XIV, history’s first American pope, has vowed to work for unity so that the Catholic Church becomes a sign of peace ...

Pope Leo XIV officially opened his pontificate by taking his first popemobile tour through the piazza near St. Peter's ...

The new head of the Catholic church is a tennis fan. Within the walls of Vatican City, he will find his own court to play on.

I met the man who would become Pope Leo XIV in October 2023. We were standing outside the Vatican’s Synod Hall, and from my ...

Catholics suffer from widespread ignorance of important, historical precedents of both female and lay ecclesial leadership.

Vatican City — Catholic cardinals broke with tradition Thursday and elected the first U.S. pope, making Chicago-born missionary Robert Prevost the 267th pontiff to lead the Catholic Church in a moment ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV, history’s first American pope, vowed Sunday to work for unity so that the Catholic Church ...

For the first time, the majority of cardinals to choose a pope are not from Europe, as Catholic demographics shift. But Europe remains the largest source of cardinals.

(Credit: Vatican Media.) Listen ROME – An American rabbi has voiced optimism for Catholic-Jewish relations ... to “continue and strengthen the Church’s dialogue and cooperation with the ...

Incoming Pope Leo XIV faces what some call the most-challenging environment for religion in China since Mao Tse-tung.