Vice President JD Vance spoke with Ross Douthat on his "Interesting Times" podcast after meeting with the new pope.

By paving the way for an American pope, Leo’s predecessor has ensured the faith won’t get hijacked by the right.

In May 2025, a video spread on social media that appeared to show Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Prevost, criticizing U.S. Vice ...

Describing the Curia as the institution that preserves “the historical memory of the church,” Pope Leo called on these ...

Pope Francis died on April 21, 2025. Many world leaders are expected to attend his funeral in Vatican City, including President Donald Trump, Prince William, and President Volodymyr Zelensky.

The days after a pope's death are hectic, and it's a hard time for Vatican officials to examine complex, controversial ...

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

During the audience, Pope Leo reiterated the importance of a dialogue and fraternity — founded upon the shared belief in one ...

Pope Francis, who took his name from the patron saint of ecology -- St. Francis of Assisi -- died the day before Earth Day ...

Then-Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio washes the feet of residents of a shelter for drug users during Holy Thursday Mass in ...

At his funeral, Pope Francis was remembered and venerated as a pontiff with "strength and serenity" who modeled his pontificate on St. Francis of Assisi. The dean of the College of Cardinals, Giovanni ...

LGBTQ+ Catholics saw Pope Francis’ stance on homosexuality as a strong defense against discrimination in the church ...