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 has never been accused of abuse, but has been in positions of authority when accusations of sexual abuse have ...

Chicago native Robert Prevost is now Pope Leo XIV. Prevost had been a long shot to people keeping track of the conclave, but ...

If the new pope is able to update church teachings on some hot-button issues, it will be because Pope Francis set the stage ...

The 2025 papal conclave at the Vatican ended with the election of American-born Cardinal Robert Prevost as Pope Leo XIV. Here ...

Leo’s ascent occurred with remarkable speed. Just over two years ago, he’d been one of the church’s 5,400 bishops — a role with no global visibility.

The expectation is that the new Pope will continue the work of Francis in a different guise, and his name signifies this. Leo ...

He had the good papal housekeeping seal of approval from Pope Francis, his predecessor, who put him in one of the top jobs in ...

Pope Leo XIV, the 267th leader of the global Catholic Church and the first US pontiff, will face a number of major challenges ...

Pope Leo XIV said Friday that his election was both a cross to bear and a blessing as he celebrated his first Mass and ...

Pope Leo XIV greeted the city of Rome and the world with these words, translated from Italian, at his first appearance as the Successor of Peter from the Central Loggia of St Peter’s Basilica: Peace ...