Less than 48 hours after being elected, Pope Leo XIV got in the front seat of a minivan and traveled 40 miles southeast from ...

Shortly after the election of Pope Leo XIV, several news outlets reported on his speech at the 2012 Synod of Bishops on the ...

A New Orleans genealogist has found that the first U.S.-born pope has Black and Creole roots -- and the discovery illuminates the nation's rich multiracial history, the experience of Bla ...

Only a few days have passed since the election of Pope Leo XIV, but the 266th successor of Peter has already given a hint on the style of his papacy, from his traditional papal vest ...

In a country where over 90% of the population identifies as Christian -- and nearly three-quarters as Catholic -- the election of a new pope is more than a Vatican affair. It's pers ...

Pope Leo XIV met with the College of Cardinals Saturday morning for his first official address since his election, outlining key priorities for his pontificate in the age of a new industrial revolutio ...

A day after the conclusive papal election, more U.S. Catholic cardinals and bishops voiced their gratitude, joy and hopes for the ministry of Pope Leo XIV, the first pope from their own ...

Catholics and non-Catholics alike were abuzz with excitement in Chicago May 8, after one of the city's native sons became pope. Taking the name Leo XIV, the new pontiff has made ...

After the entire world hears the words "Habemus Papam" and learns there's a new pope, the questions start: Who is he? What will he do, and how will he compare with previous popes? To gather some ...

As I have been privileged to travel around the world, witnessing the work funded by the Pontifical Mission Societies (TPMS), I make it a point to carry World Mission Rosaries with me. The World Missi ...

For someone for whom the idea of a celebrity culture putting people on an undeserved pedestal was distasteful, it's a bit ...

On the eve of the conclave, I find myself a bit struck by the amount of attention it seems like the whole world is giving to ...