Matthew Bunson's Portrait of the First American Pope: Leo XIV and Christopher White's Pope Leo XIV: Inside the Conclave, Dawn ...

THE hope and dream of the late pope Francis was to reform the Catholic Church and make it a synodal church at every level, where everyone — laypeople, priests and bishops — are considered equal before ...

Pope Leo XIV was elected May 8, making Aug. 16 the 100th day since he stepped out on to the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica ...

A Chicago native, only a cardinal for a short time, a Villanova graduate and an Augustinian friar, Prevost was set to be in ...

Chicago police are investigating at least three shootings in the Austin neighborhood on the city's West Side early Sunday ...

Mayhem, mirth and match-point energy erupted inside the Vatican Wednesday as world No.1 tennis star Jannik Sinner met Pope ...

CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (AP) — Pope Leo XIV renewed his call on Sunday for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, asking the international community to respect international laws and the obligation ...

Crowds of young people attend Sunday Mass led by Pope Leo in Rome on August 3. Leo’s predecessor, Pope Francis, was a hit ...

Young people from 146 countries celebrated with Pope Leo XIV at the concluding Mass of the World Youth Jubilee at Rome's ...

Pope Leo XIV is enjoying a busy weekend with the Jubilee of Youth as the Catholic Church celebrates its Jubilee year. "For me ...

Pope Leo XIV has not yet had a chance to let his personality break through in a defining way. Yet if history is any guide, ...