In this moment of deepening catastrophe, Hispanic America needs its first “Peruvian” pope to act not just as a global ...

I am not a Catholic, but I do have utmost respect for people who are. My bone to pick is with the media: They all keep ...

Pope Francis made a strong moral case for addressing climate change and respecting Indigenous rights. Will Leo do the same?

Since the Middle Ages, the Holy See has positioned itself as the preeminent mediator for international conflicts regardless ...

Pope Leo XIV’s election as the first American to lead the Catholic Church elevated him to the rare position of being a U.S.

Pope Leo XIV’s election as the first U.S.-born leader of the Catholic Church elevated him to the extremely rare, and legally thorny, position of being an American citizen who now is also a foreign ...

The Rev. Tom Gardner, pastor at Sacred Heart in Coshocton and St. Peter’s in Millersburg, becomes pastor at Newark's St. Francis de Sales on July 8.

In May 2025, a video spread on social media that appeared to show Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Prevost, criticizing U.S. Vice President JD Vance, saying, "You flip-flop faster than pages in the Bible." ...

Pope Leo XIV has declared himself a Roman as he completes the final ceremonial steps cementing his role as the bishop of Rome.

The new supreme pontiff, elected less than a week ago, is expected by some to continue Pope Francis' legacy, while those more ...