The new pope is aiming to bolster relations between the Catholic Church and Jerusalem.

This new initiative invites the faithful to raise their voices in song alongside Pope Leo XIV, who has done so himself ...

Pope Leo XIV has spoken publicly about the challenges to human dignity, justice and labor that arise from “developments in ...

Pope Leo XIV, the first American pontiff, has Creole roots. That is raising awareness about the complexity of the Creole ...

The impact of the news that the new Pope Leo XIV has Louisiana Creole roots in the 7th Ward of New Orleans was palpable even ...

Pope Leo XIV’s American and Peruvian experience offers a compelling moral and economic lens through which to examine the ...

For many centuries we have seen the custom of a new pope changing his name. It signals the kind of papacy he envisions as he assumes the mantle.

I would suspect that people are very proud that Chicago produced a pope, and it testifies to the fact that there’s a lot of ...

US Catholicism knows Jews well, and that familiarity may pave the way for the new pope to improve Jewish-Catholic relations, ...

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

Presidents, prime ministers and royalty were among those present in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday morning for Pope Leo XIV’s ...