News that the global Catholic church would get its first-ever U.S.-born pope was welcomed by Catholics across the ideological ...

While heartened by the new pope's commitment to social justice, advocates say it's unclear whether Leo will continue Francis' ...

For years before becoming Pope Leo XIV — as a parish priest and then bishop in Peru — Robert Prevost built ties with ...

Pope Leo XIV, who left his Chicago home as a teenager for a life of missionary work in Peru, is a man of the world who ...

Worshippers in Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Congo, home to Africa's biggest Catholic populations, on Friday voiced ...

Then he did something notably uncharacteristic of Pope Francis. He sang. “Hallelujah,” he intoned reverently, in Latin. The ...

The papacy is a global platform, so the issues Pope Leo chooses to focus on can resonate far beyond the church.

Chicagoans celebrated the historic election of Pope Leo XIV, the first pope from the U.S. and a Chicago native, with joy and ...

“A lot of the world has changed since 2012 — even Pope Francis changed a great deal over the course of his pontificate,” he said. “So I hope that Pope Leo has been listening to LGBTQ Catholic ...

Although some feel Francis could have done more for their people during his 12 years as pontiff, Indigenous Catholics widely ...

Pope Leo XIV has hands-on experience of navigating the Amazon. Many Catholics have said they believe Prevost’s experience as ...