“May peace be with you.” That was the first sentence uttered by Pope Leo XIV after he was introduced Thursday as the new leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics. From the balcony of St ...

For close watchers of the Catholic Church, the election of a U.S. pope seemed impossible. The "Trump effect" on the U.S. and global order changed that, papal expert Massimo Faggioli told NPR.

Donald Trump spoke to reporters outside the West Wing of the White House about Pope Leo XIV being the first American-born pope, saying, "To have the pope from the United States of America, that's ...

Pope Leo XIV is "not happy with what's going on with immigration," his brother John Prevost has said. ... [Pope Leo XIV] has great, great desire to help the downtrodden and the disenfranchised, ...

For close watchers of the Catholic Church, the election of a U.S. pope seemed impossible. The "Trump effect" on the U.S. and global order changed that, papal expert Massimo Faggioli told NPR.

In my America, like Pope Leo's, speaking multiple tongues and being a citizen of multiple countries is normal, not treasonous — Leo is a dual Peruvian U.S. citizen who speaks five languages.

Pope Leo XIV Pope Leo XIV's name gives clue to how he'll handle social, political divides, bishop says Papal names are often very symbolic in regard to how a Pope will serve as the leader of the ...

Here's what Pope Leo has said in the past about a number of issues, from LGBTQ+ Catholics to climate change — though it's not clear whether his views have changed since or whether they are clear ...

XII) Leo’s most famous asterism (a pattern of stars that’s not an official constellation) is the Sickle. It marks the head and mane of the lion, and resembles a backward question mark in the sky.

AI “will certainly be of great help to society, provided that its employment does not undermine the identity and dignity of the human person and his or her fundamental freedoms,” the Pope said ...

"The name Leo harkens back to Pope Leo the Great," the first pope with the name Leo, CBS News papal contributor Candida Moss said Thursday. Also known as Pope Leo I, his papacy was from 440 to 461.

Pope Leo XIV is "not happy with what's going on with immigration," his brother John Prevost has said. Prevost made the comments to The New York Times while explaining that he did not expect his ...