Sheikh Hasina remains in self-imposed exile in India, defying an arrest warrant over charges of crimes against humanity ...

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Robert Prevost, addresses the crowd from the main central loggia balcony of St. Peter's Basilica ...

At 69, Leo XIV was elected pope at a significantly younger age than his two immediate predecessors, Francis and Benedict XVI ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was chosen on May 8 by cardinals in a conclave at the Vatican, which wrapped up in less than ...

One of the most pressing issues facing Pope Leo XIV is tackling sexual abuse by clergy in the Catholic Church -- and ...

On May 8, 2025, late in the afternoon, the Cardinal Protodeacon Dominique Mamberti pronounced the ritual words we had all been waiting for: Annuntio vobis gaudium magnum: habemus papam. Cardinal ...

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Robert Prevost (left), gestures as he arrives on the main central loggia balcony of the St ...

Church leaders in Asia have welcomed Pope Leo XIV’s election, expressing hope that he will continue his ministry focusing on ...

China congratulated Pope Leo XIV on his election to head the Catholic Church, saying Beijing hoped to continue "constructive ...

His strong grounding in canon law has also been seen as reassuring to more conservative cardinals seeking a greater focus on ...

For decades, long-suffering Chicago White Sox fans grumbled that it would take divine intervention for their baseball team to ...

Hundreds of thousands of people who fled their homes in conflict-torn Myanmar are facing growing hardship following US aid ...