Pope Leo XIV is vowing to actively promote and protect the spirituality and traditions of the eastern rite churches, those Catholic communities with origins in the Middle East and North ...

German authorities on Tuesday banned an extremist group called the "Kingdom of Germany", raided multiple locations nationwide ...

His emphasis on 'building bridges' through dialogue in his first words as pope gives a message of peace to our troubled world ...

Pope Leo XIV indicated on Saturday that his papacy will follow closely in the footsteps of the late Pope Francis, telling church cardinals that they should take up that "precious legacy" and ...

Pope Leo XIV stepped out onto the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica to thunderous applause and an electric atmosphere, to deliver his first Sunday blessing and address ...

The pope's Creole roots in New Orleans are a source of pride among the city's Black Catholics. But the revelation also ...

Pope Leo XIV laid out the vision of his papacy Saturday, identifying artificial intelligence as one of the most critical ...

His first outing since his election was to a sanctuary dedicated to the Madonna and is of particular significance to his ...

Pope Leo XIV said Saturday he intended to follow his predecessor's path as pontiff, praising Francis's "complete dedication ...

The first leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics to come from the United States, Leo told cardinals he chose his papal ...

Leo told cardinals he chose his papal name as a homage to Leo XIII, a 19th-century pontiff who had defended workers' rights.

Most of the 1.4 billion Roman Catholics around the world are celebrating the appointment of a new pontiff. For citizens of the United States, the ascension of Cardinal Robert Prevost to Pope Leo XIV ...