Leo’s commitments present a challenge to the nationalism and isolationism currently promoted by the White House.

The plan – intersecting the use taxpayer funds and a religious organization – has raised concerns, and not just limited to ...

VATICAN CITY — Jewish leaders got up-front seats at Pope Leo XIV’s inauguration Mass. An American rabbi there and other ...

Pope Leo XIV’s inaugural Mass at St. Peter’s Square is an ancient ritual filled with symbolism that connects back to Peter, ...

Last week, white smoke from the Vatican signaled that he'd been elected the first North American pope in the history of the ...

The Election of Pope Leo XIV delighted and surprised many Catholics and non-Catholics alike. His first words before he gave ...

In the first days of his papacy, Pope Leo XIV wasted no time making the Catholic Church’s stance on marriage crystal clear.

Pope Leo XIV holds his first general audience in St. Peter’s Square on Wednesday, issuing an appeal for Gaza, which he calls ...

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Pope Leo XIV appoints Sister Tiziana Merletti as Secretary of the Dicastery for Consecrated Life, marking another milestone ...

If divine intervention has a place in baseball, then Pope Leo XIV might just be the hottest name in the AL this season. The ...

(Vatican Media via AP) Cardinal Fernando Natalio Chomali Garib talks to journalists as he arrives at the Vatican, Friday, May 9, 2025, a day after Pope Leo XIV was elected as the first North ...