I renew my appeal to the leaders: cease fire, release all hostages, fully respect humanitarian law," Leo said.

As pope, Leo XIV has focused clearly on peace policy, swiftly addressing the Ukraine and Gaza wars. He thus joins the ...

A report of a study group on women deacons is expected as soon as June, putting the spotlight on the issue of women’s roles ...

Pope Leo XIV has appointed a Vietnamese American bishop in the United States, selecting Auxiliary Bishop Michael Pham to lead ...

Pope Leo XIV Wednesday appealed for an end to hostilities in both Ukraine and Gaza, asking for dialogue, the cessation of violence, the freedom of Israeli hostages and for humanitarian law to be ...

Now that the world's most famous Catholic is an American from Chicago, some hope Pope Leo XIV will help bring new energy to a ...

COMMENTARY: In a blunt address to diplomats, the new Pope defends the dignity of life, the family and the most vulnerable — calling the world to moral sanity.

For those wondering if the Catholic Church's spiritual leader will have to pay taxes, if he does have to, it could add up to ...

Italy's Catholic Church has witnessed a rise in abuse allegations, primarily involving priests, with 115 cases reported for ...

In his first speech from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica on May 8, Leo said the cardinals chose him “to be the successor ...

Just days after the new pope, Leo XIV, took up his position as head of the Catholic Church, he started talking about ...

Pope Leo XIV is now granting apostolic blessings, a spiritual gesture that can be officially requested through the Vatican’s ...