Pope Francis greets Sheikh Ahmed el-Tayeb, the grand imam of Egypt’s al-Azhar, after an interreligious meeting at the Founder’s Memorial in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on Feb. 4, 2019 ...

Pope Leo is humble and exudes the holy spirit. He has been popular since he was elected as the 267th pope. Pope Francis’ successor was born in Chicago and moved to Peru as a part of his priest ...

But as he steps into the papacy, many around Chicagoland are watching to see who this native son will be as Leo XIV, non-Catholics as much as his fellow religionists, not least Chicago’s Muslims.

A massive landslide triggered by the collapse of part of the Birch Glacier buried nearly 90 percent of the Catholic village of Blatten in Switzerland's Lötschental Valley on May 28. All 300 residents ...

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.

The project, Borgo Laudato Si, commemorates Pope Francis’s 2015 encyclical Laudato Si’ on care of the environment, and aims to promote education in integral ecology and sustainable practices ...

The tradition of a “conclave bonus” was halted by Pope Francis in 2013, who instead chose to donate the funds to various charities, according to the National Catholic Register. Under the newly ...

Robert your article on Pope Francis touched my heart - much as Francis’ death touched you. Your writings always challenge us to reflect more deeply and to respond rather more humbly. I too place much ...

Pope Leo XIV spent several hours May 29 visiting the Borgo Laudato Si’ ecology project set up at the papal villa and farm in Castel Gandolfo, as well as the former papal summer residence there.

At his inaugural Mass on May 18, 2025, Pope Leo XIV reached out his arm to sprinkle holy water and revealed a shirt with cufflinks, which Francis had largely avoided. He was also wearing an amitto ...

Pope Leo XIV Thursday met with members of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors to get an update about their activities, while facing a clear litmus test on just how seriously he ...