Fathers need not be religious to bless their children on the cusp of adulthood. Blessings can foster hope, strengthen bonds, ...

Tuning into our physical sensations can help us experience more gratitude. We often rush through our day without noticing the ...

Pope Leo XIV called for a just and lasting peace in Ukraine and an immediate ceasefire in Gaza with the release of hostages and delivery of humanitarian aid in his first Sunday noon blessing as ...

Pope Leo XIV has appealed to world leaders to pursue peace, not war, in his first Sunday address to crowds in St Peter’s ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV called for a genuine and just peace in Ukraine and an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, in his ...

The 69-year-old chose the papal name Leo XIV, in honor of St. Leo, a fifth-century pontiff known for his devotion to the poor ...

Pope Leo XIV in 2012 made comments critical of what he called the “homosexual lifestyle” and the role of mass media in ...

American cardinals who voted in the conclave played down the significance of the new pope’s roots in the United States, ...

Catholic cardinals broke with tradition Thursday and elected the first U.S. pope, making Chicago-born missionary Robert ...

The earliest clues suggest Leo could champion inclusion and openness to change — like his predecessor, Pope Francis.

Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, the niece of former President Kennedy, who was the first Roman Catholic U.S. president, reflected ...

The 69-year-old former cardinal was chosen to be the 267th pope by the Conclave after more than two-thirds of the cardinals voted for him to succeed the late Francis ...