The previous Pope Leo emphasized the Catholic Church's responsibility to care for the poor and support workers' rights.

Confounding the prognostication of oddsmakers and Vatican watchers everywhere, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected as ...

The new pontiff has signaled the direction he intends to take his papacy in handling certain social questions that need moral ...

A copy of the doctoral thesis of Fr Robert Prevost — elected this year as Pope Leo XIV — has been discovered in the rare ...

The Catholic leaders of Leo’s hometown hold out hope that the new pope can help turn around ailing finances and a shortage of ...

World-class cyclists will greet Pope Leo XIV and circle Vatican City on Sunday before embarking on the final lap of the Giro ...

Chicago’s celebration of Pope Leo XIV’s election will take place June 14 at Rate Field, home of the White Sox. Leo, a native ...

Pope Leo XIV appointed Monsignor Renzo Pegoraro as the leader of the church group Pontifical Academy for Life.

Cease fire, release all hostages, fully respect humanitarian law,' says new pontiff in weekly audience, echoing calls of his ...

More than 60,000 pilgrims from 120 countries will be in Rome this weekend to participate in the Jubilee of Families, Children ...

COMMENTARY: The solemn sign of reverence and humility links Catholics with their Eastern Orthodox brethren by tapping into spiritual medicine promoted by Pope Leo XIV.