Full USA TODAY coverage of Pope Leo XIV, the head of the Catholic Church and the first pope from the United States.

Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday appointed Bishop Joseph Lin Yuntuan auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Fuzhou, China.

During a well-attended Pentecost Mass in St Peter’s Square on 8 June 2025, Pope Leo XIV, the first pope from the United States, spoke plainly ...

Pope Leo may bring unique insight to the problem of polarization in the U.S. and in the U.S. church, analysts say.

It has been almost a month since Pope Leo XIV became the first-ever America-born leader of the Catholic Church. In a span of ...

During the visit, 40-year-old Vance handed Pope Leo - the first ever American to be elected to the powerful religious ...