White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has confirmed that U.S. President Donald Trump invited Pope Leo XIV to the White House. The invitation was made in a letter from Trump that was hand ...

In his homily, Pope Leo said he wanted to be a servant to the faithful through the two dimensions of the papacy, love and unity, so that the church could be a force for peace in the world.

Vice President Vance and second lady Usha Vance met Pope Leo XIV while in Vatican City for the pontiff’s inauguration mass on Sunday. Before exiting St. Peter’s Square, the vice president and ...

VATICAN CITY — Global dignitaries and faith leaders from around the world will gather in Vatican City on Sunday as Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV presides over his inauguration Mass, which will ...

Pope Leo XIV was elected pontiff on May 8. Pope Leo XIV, the first American pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, will celebrate his inaugural mass on Sunday, according to the Vatican. The mass ...

The owner of Pope Leo XIV’s boyhood home in Dolton has put it up for auction in June, with a minimum asking price of $250,000. Homer Glen-based home rehabber Pawel Radzik paid $66,000 last year ...

It has sat vacant ever since. But preservationists say they hope its connection to Pope Leo XIV as his childhood church will earn it a special distinction. The once-abandoned church on a Far South ...

Catholics around the world continue to celebrate the election last week of Pope Leo XIV, the first pope from the United States. In addition to being a natural-born American citizen, Leo is also a ...

When Pope Leo XIV disclosed the primary reason for his choice of papal name two days after his historic May 8 election, it was no major surprise. As many observers had already guessed, the first ...

Jetlagged but excited, Pope Leo XIV’s brother John Prevost is catching up on daily life after a whirlwind few days in the Vatican. Prevost is freshly arrived home after spending time with his ...

"The View" co-host Sunny Hostin revealed Monday she now "loves" Pope Leo XIV after discovering his "Black" background. Hostin had previously expressed concerns about the new pontiff on Friday ...

Pope Leo XIV called free speech and the press a "precious gift" as he asked for the release of imprisoned journalists. He made the comments during an audience with some of the 6,000 journalists ...