How will Leo’s formative three decades in the United States before life in Peru and Rome shape his church of 1.4 billion souls? Yes, the cardinals must be thinking an American could solve the Holy See ...

The pope must defend the family from the state‘s attacks while promoting peace and asserting independence from state power.

When someone accepts election as pontiff, there undergoes a change in that individual, not only in life purpose in leading ...

Like nearly a third of U.S. adults, I was raised Catholic. So when Pope Leo XIV was elected, I took note. What stood out to ...

Pope Leo XIV is the first in a century to adopt the name Leo. Normal resident Mike Matejka looks back at Leo XIII and his ...

The modern tradition of Catholic Social Teaching (CST) — the toolbox of principles the Church calls us to draw upon to build ...

Pope Francis died during the run-up to the 10th anniversary of his signing the groundbreaking, earthmoving papal encyclical ...

The previous Pope Leo emphasized the Catholic Church's responsibility to care for the poor and support workers' rights.

Just days after the new pope, Leo XIV, took up his position as head of the Catholic Church, he started talking about ...

University of Dayton Associate Professor of Religious Studies and author of The Look of Catholics: Portrayals in Popular ...

Pope Leo XIV was installed as the head of the Catholic Church after being elected in the papal Conclave on May 8.

Rising authoritarianism, armed conflicts, and technological upheaval are eroding the foundations of international law. One ...