Conservatives and traditionalist Catholics are cautiously optimistic over the historic election of Pope Leo XIV, hopeful that ...

The pontiff held his first meeting with the news media at the Vatican and called on reporters to choose “the path of ...

Leo, who was born in Chicago, signed a baseball that someone held out to him. A woman in the line asked him for a selfie — a ...

The sanctuary is run by the religious of the Order of St. Augustine and “houses an ancient image of the Virgin, dear to the ...

An Omaha native now reports in the Holy See. She's been in Rome since 2016 and has had the opportunity to cover the recent ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV on Monday called for the release of imprisoned journalists and affirmed the “precious gift ...

While Pope Leo XIV presides over a flock of 1.4 billion people from within Vatican City, there’s one worldly responsibility ...

Chicagoans celebrated the historic election of Pope Leo XIV, the first pope from the U.S. and a Chicago native, with joy and ...

Fight! ” The other introduced himself to the world with his first public word as pope: “ Peace.” The contrast between ...

Those who knew Pope Leo XIV as a younger man say his path to the papacy has prepared him well for the challenges ahead.

Hours after being named the 267th leader of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV gave his first public speech on May 8, and many thought it was a subtle jab at President Donald Trump. During his ...

Amid global conflicts, the new pope will need to forge new bonds. Experts say he has the background and the skills that will demonstrate that he's up to the task.