Pope Leo, who was elected in May to the surprise of close conclave watchers, is the first to hail from the United States in the history of the church. A Chicago native, he attended Villanova ...

Pope Leo XIV told 400 bishops and cardinals from nearly 40 countries that they “must be firm and decisive in dealing with ...

Pope Leo has returned to the tradition of awarding bonuses to Vatican employees for their work in the weeks following ...

Catholic Bishop Robert Barron shared his thoughts on Pope Leo XIV's election and what it means for the Church's future.

Pope Leo XIV has blessed an NFL player ahead of the 2025 regular season. The first American pope is from Chicago, Illinois.

The first American to be elected, Pope Leo XIV, formerly Robert Prevost of Chicago, assumed the position of head of the ...

The Catholic Church leader is also linked to Angelina Jolie and Hillary Clinton, according to The New York Times.

A Mankato native who spent most of his journalism career covering the Vatican provided some dope on popes, his review of a ...

Ralph Fiennes wonders what Pope Leo XIV thought of 'Conclave' after watching it ahead of his historic election as the first ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV made his first appointment of a Chinese bishop under the Vatican’s 2018 agreement with Beijing, signaling he is continuing one of Pope Francis’ most controversial ...

How he chooses to bring his own legal acumen to bear on each of these three situations will say a great deal about the early ...

One of the greatest challenges facing Pope Leo XIV is financial. He has inherited the Holy See’s chronic, 50 million to 60 million euro ($57-68 million) structural deficit, a 1 billion euro ...