ROME - The new Chicago-raised Pope Leo XIV faces an immediate challenge in his native country: taming the brawling U.S. tribe ...

After celebrating his first Mass as pope, Leo XIV is slated to have a full schedule in the coming days. His next engagement is expected to be a May 10 meeting with cardinals. He'll then have midday ...

The new pope said he would be guided by a key document that his predecessor wrote listing the church’s priorities, including ...

The vestibule was filled with little white dresses, veils and suits before the First Communion Mass on May 3 at St. Michael ...

Pope Leo XIV has taken the reins as leader of the Catholic Church, starting his first day as Pontiff with a mass at the ...

The new pope, Leo XIV, has something in common with many of his peers in the Catholic hierarchy. He’s been in positions of ...

Pope Leo XIV indicated on Saturday that his papacy will follow closely in the footsteps of the late Pope Francis, telling ...

The Duke of Edinburgh is to represent the King at the inauguration mass of Pope Leo XIV, Buckingham Palace has said.

Pope Leo XIV, history's first North American pope, said on Friday that his election was both a cross and a blessing as he ...

Pope Leo XIV will give his first Sunday noon blessing since being elected as the first U.S.-born pope in the Catholic ...

The idyllic campus of Villanova University is ecstatic since the election of American Robert Prevost to the highest seat of ...

Leo’s ascent occurred with remarkable speed. Just over two years ago, he’d been one of the church’s 5,400 bishops — a role with no global visibility.