After a two-day conclave, the cardinal electors chose Robert Francis Prevost to lead the church on May 8, when he took on the name Pope Leo XIV and became the first American to be named pope. Leo has ...

Pope Leo XIV, like Pope Francis before him, consistently has called on Hamas to release the hostages it kidnapped in Israel ...

Azerbaijan’s hefty donations to restore Vatican treasures are drawing sharp criticism from Armenian activists, who accuse the Holy See of whitewashing the country's destruction of their Christian ...

Fluent in English, Spanish and Italian, Pope Leo XIV has so far preferred to speak Italian in public settings. Some Vatican ...

A papal telegram sent to the President of the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference conveys Pope Leo's condolences to Ghanaians ...

Pope's call for missionary outreach, unity and fraternity are principles that reflect the Knights of Columbus founding ...

Italy agreed Thursday to a Vatican plan to turn a 430-hectare (1,000-acre) field north of Rome, once the source of ...

There was euphoria in the air, but a sense of something deeper, too. Something more profound. A joy, a sense of goodness, a ...

“When our culture moves away from the sense of God, we lose hope. This Jubilee is very timely, to refocus on God as our hope ...

Pope Leo XIV made a surprise visit to Ignacio Gonzálvez, a 15-year-old Spanish boy who was hospitalized after collapsing ...

Peace and nuclear disarmament begin in the heart, said Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, president of the U.S. Conference of ...

Since his inauguration, Pope Leo XIV - who was elected back in May following the death of Pope Francis - has remained silent ...