Ties with China remain sensitive within the Catholic Church over a 2018 deal between the Holy See and Beijing.

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 ...

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

Pope Leo XIV is visiting the papal summer palace south of Rome. His visit is fueling speculation about whether he will use it himself to escape Rome's heat or keep the hilltop estate as a museum ...

For those (arch)dioceses that do not mark today as the Ascension, the liturgical calendar allows celebration of the optional ...

As the Catholic Church welcomed its 267th pope, Leo XIV -- elected May 8 -- attention quickly turned to the first moments of his pontificate. The first weeks of a papacy often give ...

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

The choice of a new name is an opportunity for newly elected popes to hint at their agenda for the Catholic Church. In 2005, ...

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 ...

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

The excitement began immediately after the announcement dropped on Wednesday afternoon: 'Pope Prevost is coming to the ...