Francis tenaciously clung to the challenging words of the gospel, which were the lens through which he viewed the world. We ...

Born Robert Francis Prevost and raised in Chicago, he is the first American to ascend to the papacy. He is a product of an ...

Pope Leo held his first general audience, a regular weekly gathering he is expected to hold for the rest of his papacy. Following several busy weeks that included the funeral for Pope ...

The tradition of popes taking new names upon their election is one of the most recognizable customs in the Roman Catholic ...

Between the excitement over Pope Leo XIV and the Jubilee celebrations, Rome is the place to be this summer. The travel ...

Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy presented Pope Leo XIV with a religious icon, painted on wood that had seen the ...

Catholics suffer from widespread ignorance of important, historical precedents of both female and lay ecclesial leadership.

Chicago Tribune photographer Brian Cassella captures the scene as Pope Leo XIV is installed in Vatican City. Global dignitaries and faith leaders from around the world gathered in Vatican City on ...

The White Sox unveiled a graphic installation Monday that pays tribute to the new pontiff and that moment during their last ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — A quiet alliance between North and South American cardinals helped elect the first US-born pope.

Pope Leo XIV has vowed to work for unity so that the Catholic Church becomes a sign of peace in the world. The 69-year-old ...

He offered a message of love and communion during an inaugural Mass in St Peter’s Square before before an estimated 150,000 ...