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

The Holy See said. In 1969, he was ordained a priest by Archbishop Ramón José Castellano. At the Consistory of Feb. 21, 2001, ...

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 ...

Speaking to EWTN News Nightly anchor Catherine Hadro on Monday, Rooney — also a former U.S. representative — said that Leo ...

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 ...

Americans have been looking out for any indications on how the new pontiff will lead the 1.4 billion people making up the global Catholic Church.

Pope Francis passed away at the Vatican on April 21, after leading the Catholic faithful since March 2013. His election as ...