A curious paradox has emerged since the death of Pope Francis two weeks ago. At a moment in time when sophisticated Western Europe has never ...

Cardinal says Leo will be ‘darn good Pope’ as White House downplays Trump tensions - Celebrations for Pope Leo XIV have swept ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV, history’s first North American pope, said Friday that his election was both a cross and a ...

Italian is such an expressive language: Asked about the image of Trump as pope, Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York declined to say whether he was personally offended, but “As the Italians say, it was ...

The conclave to elect Pope Leo XIV was "fraternal" in atmosphere without the high drama of the award-winning film of the same ...

Pope Leo XIV’s focus on refugees and his pluralistic background may offer a different view of U.S. values from the ...

As Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Mass as pontiff at the Sistine Chapel on Friday, he spoke a few words in English. It was a reminder - if anyone needed one - that a baseball fan who hails from ...

Pope Leo XIV is the first North American pontiff appointed to lead the Catholic Church. Where does the new pope stand on the ...

The new Pope, Leo XIV, has called in his first Mass at the Vatican for the Catholic Church to "desperately" counter a lack of ...

Preaching in the Sistine Chapel on May 9 to the cardinals who elected him, the first pope born in the United States opened ...

Yes, even the new leader of millions of faithful Catholics around the world once used an iconic Massachusetts candy to play ...