The previous Pope Leo emphasized the Catholic Church's responsibility to care for the poor and support workers' rights.

The last three popes each chose very different paths between Rome and home—sometimes confrontational, sometimes aloof.

Preaching for the Sixth Sunday of Easter, Year C, Fr. Bill Gabriel, O.S.A., finds resonance in his homily between the risen ...

Beijing is suspected of exerting pressure on the Vatican to sever ties with Taiwan. But the Vatican’s continued willingness ...

Photo: Pope Leo XIV holds Mass during the formal inauguration of his pontificate in St. Peter's Square attended by heads of state, royalty and ordinary ...

The pontiff said he would face up to "the questions, concerns and challenges of today’s world" and, in a nod to conservatives ...

The Vatican said some 200,000 people attended the Mass at St. Peter’s Square, which marked the start of the pontificate of ...

Canada’s Catholic PM will attend Pope Leo XIV’s inaugural liturgy alongside global leaders — and use the trip to prep for next month’s G7 summit.

Robin had great college success, as well. Although a lung disease took his life early (Leo never smoked), he left a legacy of public service and a generation of grateful youth. Leo’s children ...

His decision to officially recognize this form of martyrdom adds to the legacy that many Latin American Catholics are hoping Leo will continue. Many of these bishops were from Latin America ...

Though Pope Leo XIV has been lauded for his advocacy in defense of immigrants and worker rights — his namesake, Leo XIII, who reigned from 1878 until 1903, is known as a historical Catholic ...