Vice President JD Vance attended Pope Leo's inaugural mass. The trip could set the tone for the Trump administration's ...

A Washington state lawmaker has called on the Catholic Church to change its centuries-old confessional policy so that priests ...

Qualities of humility, clarity and servant leadership are early signs that Pope Leo is charting a unifying path.

Despite historic gains under Pope Francis, women remain excluded from the Catholic Church's highest levels of decision-making.

The new pope opposed letting women serve as deacons but endorsed some of his predecessor’s moves to expand their involvement.

Pope Leo XIV singled out the challenges of artificial intelligence as he took office this month, underscoring religious ...

Pope Leo XIV, the first person from the United States to lead the Catholic Church, is taking on a financial headache in his ...

The leader of the world’s 1 billion Roman Catholics addressed past scandals and embraced migrants, the poor and gay and ...

The cardinals who are electing the next pope sometimes look as ideologically polarized as many secular voters around the ...

Deepening unity among Catholics will be the greatest challenge facing the next pope, who will be elected as early as ...

MORE: Pope Leo XIV live updates While Leo XIV's predecessor Pope Francis made historic strides in appointing women to leadership roles ... ever held by a woman in the Catholic Church -- McElwee said ...