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

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 ...

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

President John Dramani Mahama has congratulated Pope Leo XIV on his election as the new head of the Catholic Church.The ...

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

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

It is early in Pope Leo XIV’s papacy, and so far, his words and actions are proving to be a Rorschach test, with their ...

Popes — they're just like us? Not exactly, but you wouldn't know that by the American fanfare surrounding the newly minted ...

The past week in Nigeria has been shaped by tragic violence, international diplomatic engagements, political declarations ahead of the 2027 elections, a fresh scandal in the education sector and oil ...

THE election of Cardinal Robert Prevost, a 69-year-old Augustinian missionary to Peru, as pope on May 8 was a signal to all ...

Pope Leo XIV appoints Sister Tiziana Merletti as Secretary of the Dicastery for Consecrated Life, marking another milestone ...

William Ruto vowed to uphold the rule of law, but critics say he's targeting rivals. Governance expert Fred Ogola warns ...