Pope Francis opened the door to the LGBTQ faithful, and they are hoping the new pontiff continues to move the Catholic Church toward acceptance.

Newsweek Columnist, Vice President of Content at Salem Media Group and host of "Our American Stories" It was the first homily ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected the 267th pope this week, taking the name Leo XIV. King Charles, the head of the ...

Pope Leo XIV delivered this homily during the “Missa Pro Ecclesia A Romano Pontifice” with the College of Cardinals in the ...

Robert Francis Prevost was named Pope Leo XIV, marking the first U.S.-born and Augustinian leader of the Roman Catholic ...

Msgr. W. Ronald Jameson, the rector of the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, D.C., gives his homily during ...

Putin congratulated Pope Leo XIV on his election, expressing hope for continued dialogue based on "shared Christian values." ...

"Peace be with you all," the newly elected pontiff said in Italian and Spanish from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica.

A solemn farewell to a pontiff remembered for his global reach and call for hope ...

When Jorge Bergoglio chose the name Francis upon becoming pope, it was a tribute to his favorite saint. Others took predecessors' or family names.