I’m hoping and praying for a pope who is lionhearted about labor justice — a justice that is fundamental to human society, overlaps with environmental and planetary health, and dictates how we treat ...

Dan Lee, a longtime Dolton resident, said Robert Francis Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, brings a new-found pride. Lee has lived in the community since 1989. “This is a 180-degree turn from what we’re used ...

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

On this day in Celtics history, former president Charles H. Adams passed, and Bill Walton was inducted into the Naismith Hall ...

Columnist Gustavo Arellano talks about the election of the first pope from the United States, Pope Leo XIV and how he believes it is a call for Americans to be better people.

Pope Leo XIV celebrates his first Mass as pontiff in the Sistine Chapel, addressing the more than 1.4 billion members of the Catholic Church he now leads.

When still a cardinal, the new pope led discussions on key issues facing the church during which “every voice had equal value ...

Pope Leo XIV, elected on Thursday, is the first pope from the Order of St. Augustine (OSA), also known as the Augustinians, ...

Galetto, Prevost’s former classmate turned fellow priest, said Prevost’s years saw the beginning of Rollie Massimino’s reign.

Philadelphia Filipinos had been rooting for Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle to be the next pope and are disappointed.

Astoria's La Guli Pastry Shop debuts the "Pope Leo Cookie" to celebrate the first American Pope, Pope Leo XIV, with locals ...

Joanne M. Pierce is a professor emerita of religious studies at College of the Holy Cross. Her research interests include ...