As pope, Leo XIV has focused clearly on peace policy, swiftly addressing the Ukraine and Gaza wars. He thus joins the ...

The papacy, an institution stretching back nearly two millennia, represents one of history's longest unbroken lines of ...

It is common that upon the death of a Pope, comments arise recalling his pontificate—some positive, others not so much. But ...

The former Cardinal Robert Prevost vowed to work for unity. “I think he will inspire,” said Susan Hanssen, a professor who was born in Chicago and just arrived in Rome to teach.

Every pope — and indeed every baptized Catholic ... We have witnessed it in several popes with burning missionary zeal, like Gregory XV, who founded the Society of the Sacred Congregation ...

Six hundred years later, Pope Gregory VII forced the brilliant monarch of the Holy Roman Empire, Henry IV, to walk barefoot in the snow for miles before granting him forgiveness at Canossa ...

Cleaning up social media accounts while job hunting took an all new meaning following the election of Pope Leo XIV, who wiped his personal accounts and made his first official post as pontiff this ...

CERTAINLY A BIG DAY FOR THE UNIVERSITY HERE AS ONE OF THEIR OWN IS SELECTED AS THE NEW POPE. YOU SEE BEHIND ME HERE, THAT IS THE CHURCH. SAINT THOMAS OF VILLANOVA CHURCH. AND WE’VE BEEN HEARING ...

The papacy is a global platform, so the issues Pope Leo chooses to focus on can resonate far beyond the church. By Motoko Rich Reporting from Rome Just days into the papacy of Leo XIV, the new ...

The Issue: The election of American Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost as the next pope of the Catholic Church. We now have an American pope in Robert Francis Prevost (“Chicago pope,” May 9).

Pope Leo XIV gave his first blessing as pontiff this Sunday. In his speech, he called for a just and lasting peace in Ukraine and an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. "Never again war," Pope Leo XIV ...

The revelation that Leo XIV has roots among New Orleans Creoles has stirred curiosity and joy about the first pope from the United States. By Campbell Robertson Follow live updates on Pope Leo XIV.