Pope Leo XIV’s old community of Dolton is finding hope in his election after years of violence and corruption for the suburb ...

Pope Leo XIV, history’s first American pope, has vowed to work for unity so that the Catholic Church becomes a sign of peace in the world.

For that reason, the question of whether Pope Leo will be conservative ... or Christianity may see in the selection of a new pope a symbol of meaning beyond this world, of a greater good that ...

FILIPPO MONTEFORTE/AFP via Getty As part of the rites, Leo received the ring of the fisherman from Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle — a symbol of the pontiff's authority and reference to Peter ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV vowed Sunday to work for unity in a polarized Catholic Church and world, as history’s first American pope offered a message of healing during an inaugural Mass in ...