Pope Leo XIV holds his first general audience in St. Peter’s Square on Wednesday, issuing an appeal for Gaza, which he calls ...

By paving the way for an American pope, Leo’s predecessor has ensured the faith won’t get hijacked by the right.

John Connelly is a professor of history at the University of California at Berkeley, and the author of “From Enemy to Brother ...

ROME (AP) — U.S. Vice President JD Vance extended an invitation to Pope Leo XIV to visit the United States during a meeting at the Vatican on Monday ahead of a flurry of U.S.-led diplomatic efforts to ...

Pope Leo XIV vowed Sunday to work for unity in a polarized Catholic Church and world, as history’s first American pope ...

Pope Leo XIV will preside over his inaugural mass today in front of St Peter’s Basilica, which marks the formal start of his ...

Pope Leo XIV presided over his inaugural Mass on Sunday. Years ago, it would have included a solemn moment when the pontiff ...

The cardinals’ selection of Pope Leo tests the strained relationship between the bishop of Rome and conservative Catholics.

The Mass for the inauguration of Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate will mark the official beginning of his ministry as successor of ...

St. John Paul II’s birthday is May 18; he was born on this day in 1920 in Wadowice, Poland. When he was elected to the papacy ...

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