In his first speech from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica on May 8, Leo said the cardinals chose him “to be the successor ...

Three weeks after his election, Pope Leo XIV met for the first time with Vatican and Roman Curia employees—an audience of ...

This means Leo believes a united church faithful to Jesus Christ is essential to the mission of the church in proclaiming the ...

COMMENTARY: In a blunt address to diplomats, the new Pope defends the dignity of life, the family and the most vulnerable — ...

Religious scholars and political pundits are asking if (and how far) the new Pope Leo XIV will advance the Church, and ...

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

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

In an interview with America's Gerard O'Connell, Cardinal Robert McElroy of Washington said that Pope Leo XIV would "carry forward" the legacy of Pope Francis' pontificate "in its essential elements." ...

Ever since Pope John XXIII was elected in 1958, the successors of St. Peter have established a pattern: pope as disruptor, ...

The Vatican’s Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development and Caritas Internationalis joined forces this week to ...

Pope Leo XIV, now the most prominent US-born religious leader in history, has positioned himself to be a force for unity at a ...

Leo, already established as a polyglot fluent in Italian, should not hesitate to use English and increasingly make it the ...