There's a new pope - Pope Leo XIV. A couple of days before the world saw white smoke pour out of that chimney on the top of the Sistine Chapel, I had sat down and spoke with Father James Martin, a ...

Leo will continue his predecessor's historic decision allowing priests to honor queer couples, though same-sex marriage ...

Thomas Hennen’s ministry in the Diocese of Davenport, Iowa, signaled he backs current Catholic Church teaching on LGBTQ+ ...

Pope Leo XIV warned new archbishops on Sunday against following ... The Supreme Court’s recent Montgomery County decision and the Archdiocese of Hamburg’s new pro-LGBT sex-education policy ...

During his first visit to Brisbane following the announcement, Archbishop-elect Mackinlay emphasized the importance of missionary clarity in a society increasingly indifferent to religious belief.

A month into his papacy, Pope Leo XIV - the Wordle-playing, White Sox-loving, first American pope - maintains a high favorability rating among U.S. Catholics and the general public, a poll found.

FILE – Pope Leo XIV celebrates a Mass for the formal inauguration of his pontificate, in St. Peter’s Square attended by heads of state, royalty and ordinary faithful, May 18, 2025.