The new pope’s status as an American shocked me, and I immediately began to consider the politics and symbolism of the choice.

He lashed out at Martha Raddatz for suggesting “Pope Leo’s selection had nothing to do with Donald Trump,” which she didn’t ...

As Pope Leo XIV settles into his new job in the Vatican, Catholics everywhere continue to celebrate, including in the La ...

Reporters have rarely been fans of faith in politics, and often decry the Republican Party’s cozy relationship with religious ...

Pope Leo XIV is busy in his first full week of work in the Vatican, but will he consider making a trip home to Chicago in the ...

Augustinians are distinguished from other religious orders by their emphasis on living together in community — priests and ...

Louis Marius Prevost, the father of Pope Leo XIV, served on a D-Day landing ship during World War II and later became a ...

Amid global conflicts, the new pope will need to forge new bonds. Experts say he has the background and the skills that will demonstrate that he's up to the task.

While Pope Leo XIV presides over a flock of 1.4 billion people from within Vatican City, there’s one worldly responsibility he may not escape: Uncle Sam.

Pope Leo XIV is being scrutinized for how he might interact with the Trump administration after its rifts with the late Pope ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — When Cardinal Robert Prevost emerged from the loggia of St. Peter’s as Pope Leo XIV on Thursday (May 8), ...

Those who knew Pope Leo XIV as a younger man say his path to the papacy has prepared him well for the challenges ahead.