Pope Leo XIV is now the most powerful American Catholic in the world, and experts say he must aptly walk the line between U.S ...

Pope Leo XIV says he chose his papal name as a nod to the Catholic Church's last Leo, who stood as a source of stability and guidance during the industrial revolution.

Pope Leo XIV visited the tomb of his predecessor Francis on Saturday to pray for the man he follows as the head of the ...

In his first formal audience on Saturday, Leo made clear he will follow in the modernizing reforms of his predecessor, Pope Francis, to make the Catholic Church inclusive, attentive to the faithful, ...

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

Msgr. Rick Hilgartner, with the Archdiocese of Baltimore, reflects on the significance of the first North American pope.

The 2025 papal conclave at the Vatican ended with the election of American-born Cardinal Robert Prevost as Pope Leo XIV. Here ...

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

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

A new pope brings with him a sense of excitement often mixed with uncertainty. The choice of the College of Cardinals came as ...

Being here in Rome, being part of something that’s thousands of years old, and seeing a list of every pope since St. Peter — you see this continuous chain, and you just know you’re part of ...