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

Pope Leo XIV, elected on Thursday, is the first pope from the Order of St. Augustine (OSA), also known as the Augustinians, ...

Chicago’s South Side was solidly working class during Pope Leo’s childhood, said Rob Paral, a researcher at the Great Cities ...

Pope Leo was spotted at the 2005 World Series, a rare moment of triumph for the pride of Chicago’s South Side.

Pope Francis opened the door to the LGBTQ faithful, and they are hoping the new pontiff continues to move the Catholic Church toward acceptance.

Astoria's La Guli Pastry Shop debuts the "Pope Leo Cookie" to celebrate the first American Pope, Pope Leo XIV, with locals ...

In the summer of 1973, the war was still raging in Vietnam, the Watergate scandal was unfolding in Washington, and protests roiled college campuses nationwide. But on leafy Villanova University just ...

Ward Fitzgerald of Haverford has been president of the board of the $250 million-asset, Philadelphia-based Papal Foundation, which backs pope-approved education, hospital, and church projects for war ...

As Philadelphians and Catholics rejoiced at the announcement of the new pope, with his ties to Villanova University, among local Filipinos, there was some disappointment. The election of Pope Leo XIV ...

As he launches a North American stadium tour and his "Hurry Up Tomorrow" film, Abel Tesfaye reflects on losing his voice onstage in 2022 and his decision to stop using his longtime stage name of The ...

Joanne M. Pierce is a professor emerita of religious studies at College of the Holy Cross. Her research interests include ...

Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki of Cologne speaks about what surprised him about the conclave, praising Pope Leo XIV’s “warmth ...