Leo XIV held his first Mass as pope in the Sistine Chapel on Friday, in what was a private service for the 132 voting ...

Experts see the new pontiff as less confrontational than his predecessor, but willing to stand up for the church's teachings.

Pope Leo XIV, the first American pontiff, has identified artificial intelligence as central to the Church's future ...

The motto of one newly elected American world leader: " Fight! " The other introduced himself to the world with his first ...

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Leo XIV signaled on Saturday he would continue with the vision and reforms of Pope Francis, ...

The Catholic community is alive, beautiful and strong, and it is up to its pastors to protect and nourish the faithful and to ...

Pope Leo XIV’s devotion to St. Augustine, his life and ministry as a member of the Augustinian order and his focus on the ...

Born in the U.S., forged in Peru, chosen in Rome, Leo XIV will helm a church facing debt, division and decline ...

While it is interesting and perhaps even a point of pride that the new Pope Leo XIV was born in the United States, most of ...

When the white smoke poured out of St. Peter's Basilica last week, 73-year-old Port Charlotte resident Louis Prevost learned ...

Eighteen days after Pope Francis last appeared on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, his successor -- the 267th pope -- ...

A special mass at St. John the Evangelist honored Pope Leo XIV, who was born in Chicago and has deep ties to Latin America.