The selection of Pope Leo XIV, formerly Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, means there will be no turning back from the direction charted by Pope Francis, who made Prevost a cardinal in 2023.

Eyes were focused on that chimney at the Vatican for a considerable time during the past week. The election of the successor of Pope Francis has a relevance extending beyond religion and religious ...

For American Catholics, the elevation of Robert Prevost to the papacy was a shock, a cause for celebration and a chance for ...

The Vatican press corps is watching Leo XIV very closely for clues to the kind of pope he plans to be, writes William Crawley ...

As Pope Leo takes office, a new Pew survey finds most U.S. Catholics want a more inclusive church on issues like birth ...

In the summer of 1973, the war was still raging in Vietnam, the Watergate scandal was unfolding in Washington, and protests ...

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 ...

Every pope brings a distinct vision and agenda for leading the church. Making change is difficult in the Catholic Church, but ...

IN OUR HOME TOWN OF MORATUWA PEOPLE ALWAYS CALLED HIM CAPTAIN HE FLEW SPITFIRES AND DAKOTAS IN THE GOLDEN AGE OF AVIATION I ...

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

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 ...

He didn't think it would actually happen for his little brother because he's under 70 and American. But, as Lou says, Pope ...