The papacy is a global platform, so the issues Pope Leo chooses to focus on can resonate far beyond the church.

All signs point to the newly elected pontiff’s continuing in much the same vein as his predecessor, but with a more moderate ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost of Chicago will succeed Pope Francis as the leader of the Catholic Church. Prevost, the first ...

Cardinals wrapped up their pre-conclave meetings Tuesday, trying to identify a possible new pope who could follow Pope ...

Who will be the next pope? 133 cardinals have started the secretive, centuries-old ritual to elect a successor to Pope ...

P olitical figures around the world have congratulated Robert Francis Prevost, now known as Pope Leo XIV, after his election ...

The election of a first North American pontiff came after the death of the first Latin American pope and signaled a ...

Pope Leo XIV has only been in the job one day and already faces a packed schedule of religious services, diplomatic meetings ...

Pope Francis, head of the Roman Catholic Church, died Easter Monday after more than a decade leading the church. Here's what ...

At this early stage of Leo XIV’s pontificate, the text is a “must read” for Catholics. Here are three notable takeaways.

The Order of St. Augustine, with fewer than 3,000 members, shaped the man who would become a cardinal, and then pope to the ...

Pope Leo XIV’s election by the college of cardinals on Thursday surprised millions of Catholics around the world, including ...