At a conclave with many new members, a swift, stunning consensus built around an unknown to many outside of the church.

Leo urged an end to the ongoing wars in Ukraine and the Middle East. "I carry in my heart the suffering of the beloved ...

The new pope, speaking to thousands in St. Peter’s Square, echoed themes that Francis, his predecessor, regularly addressed.

Cardinal Blase Cupich, the archbishop of Chicago and one of the 10 U.S. cardinal electors at the conclave that elected the ...

It was initially reported that the new pope was a Cubs fan. The team congratulated Pope Leo XIV in a post on X that had a ...

In Peru, Pope Leo XIV is known as the saintly missionary who waded through mud after torrential rains flooded the region, ...

Pope Francis passed away peacefully at 7:35 a.m. in his room at Casa Santa Marta, a Vatican guesthouse where he chose to live instead of the Apostolic Palace since his election as Pope in 2013. He had ...

I, too, address the world's great powers by repeating the ever-present call: ‘never again war,’” Leo said from the loggia of ...

This pope will make mistakes; don’t we all? But on this day, Melinda Henneberger looks to him with great hope. | Opinion ...

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

One of the biggest challenges Pope Leo XIV faces has to do with whether the Church should be more welcoming towards the LGBT ...

The new Chicago-born pope did not shy from world events in his public address following a prayer to the Virgin Mary, as he cited the recent 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, a conflict ...