In 1958, the papal election took a bizarre turn when white smoke was followed by black smoke—an unprecedented event in ...

Just as Ronald Reagan and Pope John Paul II worked to defeat the USSR, Donald Trump and Pope Leo XIV can confront Putin’s Russia. In recent history, the most influential pope in global politics ...

St. Mary of the Assumption Parish included this photo commemorating the 1982 meeting of a newly ordained Robert Prevost and Pope John Paul II in its 1986 book marking its 100th anniversary.

Pope Leo XIV has some surprising distant Hollywood family members, including Justin Bieber and Madonna. Here’s who else the new pontiff is related to.

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 4, 2025 / 17:06 pm Pope Leo XIV spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin in a phone call Wednesday afternoon. “The pope made an appeal for Russia to take a ...

Pope Leo Takes On AI as a Potential Threat to Humanity The new pope is making artificial intelligence a signature issue—but Silicon Valley is trying to win him over Share Resize 252 ...

COMMENTARY: Not since 1808 when Bishop John Carroll was the bishop of Baltimore — then the only diocese in the United States — has the Catholic Church in our country had a clear national leader.

Pope Leo, Mathematician: Math-Minded Catholics Claim Pope as One of Their Own The Holy Father is thought to be the first math major to become pope – and math aficionados say it’s about time.

Pope Leo marks four weeks leading Catholic Church on Thursday Among issues Leo must address is Vatican's ongoing budget crisis Pontiff considers problems slowly, associates tell Reuters Leo, first ...

Pope Leo XIV at General Audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on June 4, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.) Listen Pope Leo XIV urged Catholics to not delay in pursuing their faith during ...

Pope Leo XIV held the third general audience of his pontificate on Wednesday, telling the faithful that even when we feel useless and inadequate, “the Lord reminds us that our life is worthy.” ...

Pope Leo XIV greets people as he rides in the popemobile before celebrating Mass in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican June 1, 2025, as part of the Jubilee of Families, Children, Grandparents and ...