The historic election of Pope Leo XIV as the first U.S.-born pope is already upending an earlier calculus about U.S.

When still a cardinal, the new pope led discussions on key issues facing the church during which “every voice had equal value ...

Pope Leo XIV gave a homily at a Mass a day after he was chosen to lead the Catholic Church. Here's what the new pontiff said, ...

Experts say Pope Leo is likely to carry forward the legacy of his predecessor Francis, while forging his own path.

As Pope Leo XIV gave his first Sunday blessing to a crowd in St Peter's Square at the Vatican, parishes around the globe and ...

The Hyde Park school was founded in the wake of the Second Vatican Council, which shaped its teachings and philosophy toward ...

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

Pope Leo XIV is now the most powerful American Catholic in the world, and experts say he must aptly walk the line between U.S ...

Incoming Pope Leo XIV faces what some call the most-challenging environment for religion in China since Mao Tse-tung.

Pope Leo XIV inherits a Church that remains in urgent need of good governance. Which may very well be why he was chosen.

Robert Prevost has been elected the first pope from the United States in the history of the Catholic Church. The Chicago-born ...

The 69-year-old chose the papal name Leo XIV, in honor of St. Leo, a fifth-century pontiff known for his devotion to the poor ...