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

As Pope Leo takes office, a new Pew survey finds most U.S. Catholics want a more inclusive church on issues like birth ...

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 ...

Archbishop Kuigi also applauded the new Pope’s inaugural message to the faithful, in which he called upon all people to ...

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

For American Catholics, the elevation of Robert Prevost to the papacy was a shock, a cause for celebration and a chance for ...

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

In downtown Syracuse, a noontime mass was held at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception to pray for the new Pope.

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 ...

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

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