Pope Leo XIV says he chose his papal name as a nod to the Catholic Church‘s last Leo, who stood as a source of stability and ...

While Pope Leo XIV was born in Chicago, Illinois, records show that his family lineage has deep roots in Louisiana.

In his first formal audience on Saturday, Leo made clear he will follow in the modernizing reforms of his predecessor, Pope ...

The world has a new pope, and for the first time ever, he is from the United States. While the relationship between the new ...

The new pope, Leo XIV, has this in common with many of his peers in the Catholic hierarchy: He’s been in positions of ...

An Irish archbishop who greeted the new Pope at his apartment in the Vatican following his historic election has recounted the occasion ...

Leo XIV visited an Augustinian sanctuary near Rome Saturday in his first outing since being made pope, after telling ...

Survivor groups call election 'an insult', cite past inaction and failed oversight; Vatican maintains no wrongdoing.