Commentary Will Pope Leo make the Catholic Church more tolerant, or must we force him to do so? Leo could help the Church embrace humanity and bodily autonomy — his inaction will cost lives.

Pope Leo has been noncommittal on opening the diaconate to women, citing the church's "very significant and long tradition" of male-only clergy, but many women aspiring to be deacons are ready to ...

Pope Leo XIV became the leader of the Catholic Church on May 8, 2025, becoming the first pope to ever have been born in the United States. Here’s what you need to know.

ROME (TNND) — Pope Leo XIV is taking a strong stance against sexual abuse within the Catholic Church. He spoke out about it twice in just a few days, saying there should be no tolerance for it ...

Pope Leo XIV is the kind of leader the Catholic Church needs now more than ever. Family dynamics have changed. Political division and mixed immigration status is a reality in this country.

Pope Leo XIV has said there should be no tolerance in the Catholic Church for any type of abuse – sexual, spiritual or abuse of authority — and called for “transparent processes” to create ...

Parolin, 70, of Italy, has been Francis’ secretary of state since 2014 and is considered one of the main contenders to be pope, given his prominence in the Catholic hierarchy.

Parolin, 70, of Italy, has been Francis’ secretary of state since 2014 and is considered one of the main contenders to be pope, given his prominence in the Catholic hierarchy.

A letter and a bad road were all it took for the St Joseph the Worker Catholic Church in Kangemi, Nairobi, to host the late Pope Francis on November 27, 2015. Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, he was ...

The reaffirmation of core Catholic teaching came ahead of the pope’s formal installation on Sunday. It seems like they advance about 50 years forward every three centuries.