ROME — Pope Leo XIV asked Sunday for prayers for China’s Catholics to be in communion with the Holy See, as he made his first ...

VATICAN CITY — Jewish leaders got up-front seats at Pope Leo XIV’s inauguration Mass. An American rabbi there and other ...

Pope Leo XIV ’s inaugural Mass on Sunday morning in St. Peter’s Square and Basilica is a ritual filled with symbolism that ...

Last week, white smoke from the Vatican signaled that he'd been elected the first North American pope in the history of the ...

Willie Geist wraps up Sunday TODAY by sharing mug shots sent in by viewers. This week, Willie gives a shout out to TODAY Video editor Liam Dahlborn attending Pope Leo XIV’s first papal blessing in ...

Leo’s commitments present a challenge to the nationalism and isolationism currently promoted by the White House.

The Election of Pope Leo XIV delighted and surprised many Catholics and non-Catholics alike. His first words before he gave ...

Leo noted that on the feast day, “in the churches and shrines in China and throughout the world, prayers have been raised to God as a sign of the solicitude and affection for Chinese Catholics and ...

“Augustinian” is the word most often used to describe the cast of mind of Pope Leo XIV. He used it himself in his first papal ...

Leo on Sunday made his first public remarks about one of the thorniest foreign policy issues facing his new pontificate.

In the first days of his papacy, Pope Leo XIV wasted no time making the Catholic Church’s stance on marriage crystal clear.

Pope Leo XIV has affirmed his views on gay marriage and abortion, setting the tone for LGBTQ+ rights at the start of his ...