Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has retuned his wardrobe since a disastrous Oval Office meeting with Donald Trump in ...

The Ukrainian death toll it puts at between 60,000 and 100,000 and total casualties up to 400,000. In continuing hostilities, ...

Leo was first appointed a bishop by Francis in 2015 and then chosen by the late pope to take up a senior Vatican role two years ago. He has frequently praised his predecessor in his first weeks.

Following in the footsteps of his precessor Pope Francis, Pope Leo called for a Gaza ceasefire on May 28. Hotspots ranked Start the day smarter ☀️ Funniest cap messages Get the USA TODAY app ...

Pope Francis was frequently criticized for appearing to take a more liberal stance at times, such as in 2023 when he opened the door for priests to offer certain blessings to same-sex couples.

Dean of the College of Cardinals Giovanni Battista Re spreads incense around the coffin of Pope Francis during his funeral in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Saturday, April 26, 2025.

Francis, pope for 12 years, was a sharp critic of Trump. The late pope said in January that the president's plan to deport millions of migrants in the U.S. during his second term was a "disgrace." ...

Francis, who died on April 21, had been ramping up criticism of Israel's military campaign in Gaza in the months before his death. Leo, who celebrates three weeks as pope on Thursday, has now ...

Pope Leo XIV’s hometown of Chicago is readying itself to celebrate the election of one of its own as leader of the Catholic Church. Formerly known as Robert Francis Prevost, the Chicago native ...

Pope Leo XIV met with members of the Vatican’s child protection advisory commission on Thursday for the first time amid questions about his past handling of clergy sex abuse cases and demands ...

VATICAN CITY — A significant early challenge for Pope Leo XIV will be how he chooses to handle the restrictions that Pope Francis placed on the traditional Latin Mass (TLM).

Pope Francis created the commission early on in his pontificate to advise the church on best practices and placed a trusted official, Boston’s then-archbishop, Cardinal Sean O’Malley, in charge.