The new Chicago-raised Pope Leo XIV faces an immediate challenge in his native country: taming the brawling U.S. tribe of ...

Pope Leo XIV delivered his first homily and celebrated his first Mass after being elected leader of the Catholic Church. The ...

Despite historic gains under Pope Francis, women remain excluded from the Catholic Church's highest levels of decision-making ...

In the breathless day since Pope Leo XIV’s election as the first US-born pontiff, the memes, doctored images, and ...

Despite the warm embrace of his countrymen and women, the deeply divided U.S. Catholic Church may ultimately pose some of the ...

Census records for Leo's maternal grandparents hint at the complexity of Creole identity and of Black identity in America.

Pope Leo XIV is facing criticism from survivors over his record on clergy sexual abuse while he served in Chicago and Peru.

Across Middle Tennessee and around the globe, devoted Catholics are celebrating the election of Cardinal Robert Prevost, who ...

Pope Leo XIV, now the successor of St. Peter, leads the 1.4 billion-strong Catholic Church in a sacred role that few others ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV said Friday that his election was both a cross to bear and a blessing as he celebrated his ...

The Bishop of Alexandria said he was shocked and surprised when the Catholic Church announced a new pope, who was born and ...