The papacy is a global platform, so the issues Pope Leo chooses to focus on can resonate far beyond the church.

Support for the new Pope, who is seen as a conciliatory figure, accelerated after the second ballot and coalesced into a ...

A POPE FOR EVERYONE — In the first days of his papacy, Pope Leo XIV has taken considerable pains to present himself as a unifier for a Catholic Church internally divided over key liturgical and ...

Greg Heille, O.P., joins “Preach” host Ricardo da Silva, S.J., to reflect on the homiletic legacy of Pope Francis: always on ...

Most Holy Rosary Church Pastor Father Fred Mannara said he was astounded to see the new Pope, Leo XIV, be from America.

Chicagoans celebrated the historic election of Pope Leo XIV, the first pope from the U.S. and a Chicago native, with joy and ...

Pope Leo XIV begins his first full week as leader of the world's Catholics on Monday, with journalists, diplomats and top ...

Standing on loggia of St. Peter’s basilica, newly elected Pope Leo XIV smiled, waved and appeared to hold back emotion May 8 ...

Pope Leo XIV is both the first American pope and the first boomer pope, and any projections about what his papacy will look like are premature right now.

Editorial written by New York Daily News Board. The journey of Bob Prevost of the South Side of Chicago to Pope Leo XIV of the Holy See could not have been foreseen when the new pope was a Chicago kid ...

Pope Leo XIV called for a genuine and just peace in Ukraine and an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, in his first Sunday noon ...

For the first time in the history of these two preeminent institutions, their chosen leaders share the same nationality.