Leo XIV launches his first week as leader of the world's Roman Catholics on Monday, with journalists, diplomats and top ...

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy spoke by phone with newly elected Pope Leo XIV on Monday and said they discussed ...

The new pope, speaking to thousands in St. Peter’s Square, echoed themes that Francis, his predecessor, regularly addressed.

I, too, address the world’s great powers by repeating the ever-present call ‘never again war,’” Leo said from St. Peter’s ...

Pope Leo XIV on Monday called for the release of imprisoned journalists and affirmed the ''precious gift of free speech and the press'' in an audience with some of the 6,000 journalists who descended ...

In his first official address as pontiff, Pope Leo XIV shared a surprising influence behind his chosen name: artificial ...

The Pope is expected to visit the other papal basilicas in Rome in the following days, including Santa Maria Maggiore, where ...

Japanese Cardinal Isao Kikuchi of Tokyo says Pope Leo XIV’s previous work as a missionary and as a Vatican official were ...

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

Pope Leo XIV appealed to the world's major powers for "no more war" in his first Sunday message to crowds in St. Peter's ...

President Michael D Higgins has led congratulations in Ireland following the election of the new Pope Leo XIV.

He spoke in an audience with some of the 6,000 journalists who descended on Rome to cover his election as the first American pontiff.