ROME (OSV News) — As the Catholic Church welcomed its 267th pope, Leo XIV — elected May 8 — attention quickly turned to the ...

Pope Leo XIV gave an initial blessing to the idea of the Vatican Tennis Invitational, wryly adding, “Just don’t bring [Jannik ...

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has cited his Catholic childhood as a key influence on his approach to government as he heads ...

While he seems to be following in the footsteps of Francis, Robert Prevost is more elusive than his predecessors who ascended ...

In the Paul VI Hall, the pontiff met with Eastern Catholics together with their patriarchs and metropolitans, who are in Rome ...

Cheryl Cosim was overwhelmed with emotions after she was able to touch the hand of Pope Leo XIV during a media event in the ...

Cheryl Cosim took to social media to recount her once-in-a-lifetime experience of meeting Pope Leo XIV during a special ...

The contrast between President Donald Trump and Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV couldn’t be more stark, politically, personally or ...

The genealogical findings underline the significance of Pope Leo XIV being not only the first pope from the United States, but also being the first with documented ancestral ties to Louisiana’s ...

A family of seagulls — two adults feeding a chick — had gathered by the papal chimney a couple of minutes before white smoke ...

Pope Leo XIV’s election marks a new chapter in the church’s social mission, renewing its commitment to global peace, justice, ...

Pope Leo XIV on Monday called for the release of imprisoned journalists and affirmed the “precious gift of free speech and ...