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

Michael J. O’Loughlin is executive director of Outreach, an LGBTQ Catholic publication, and author of “Hidden Mercy: AIDS, ...

EDITORIAL: Why is Pope Leo stressing this issue so prominently at the very beginning of his pontificate — and what can we ...

Following the death of Pope Francis, the conclave of cardinals that gathered at the Vatican wasted little time choosing a new ...

COMMENTARY: It’s worth noting that the Pauline Chapel, one of three in the Apostolic Palace, is pictured in the Holy Father’s ...

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

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

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

HOUSTON - Cardinal DiNardo is reflecting on the recently-concluded conclave that elected Pope Leo XIV. Speaking to FOX 26 by ...

The queer Catholics hope that Pope Leo XIV’s ministry does not witness the absence of ecclesiastical embrace, of the kind they had grown to be used under Pope Francis’ pontificate ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost elected as Pope Leo XIV after Pope Francis' passing, analyzing Catholicism among Indian ...

"He knows everyone, and we all know him — that made it especially meaningful."The Shrine at Saint AugustineThe shrine, run by ...