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

Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín, who welcomed the decision to fly flags at half-mast over public buildings, said there should be an official period of mourning, pointing to steps taken in Spain, Cuba and ...

Pope Leo XIV is vowing to actively promote and protect the spirituality and traditions of the eastern rite churches, those ...

Pope Leo XIV had deleted his old, personal social media accounts, which featured posts that criticized the Trump administration.

This week, the ascension of the first American pope surprised many, including the theoretically neutral online betting sites ...

The U.S. State Department says it generally presumes that U.S. citizens, even if they accept a foreign government post, want ...

Averting a financial crisis “will rank among most pressing issues for the new pontiff,” says Charles Gillespie, PhD, ...

Francis Rooney said Pope Leo XIV will be a “fantastic pope” because he “can communicate with people in a very clear but nonthreatening way.” ...

Pope Leo XIV says the Church needs the Christian East and has a “great need to recover the sense of mystery that remains ...

Eastern and Latin alike — who, above all in the Middle East, persevere and remain in their homelands,” Leo said May 14.

Pope Leo XIV, the first American to head the global Catholic Church, pledged on Wednesday to make "every effort" for peace ...

Archbishop Nelson Pérez, along with educators and pastors in the region, share their impressions and memories of the first American elected pope.