Meeting his former colleagues and co-workers and acknowledging how many of them spent many more years working at the Vatican ...

As Pope Leo XIV's past record of handling clergy sexual abuse cases comes under scrutiny, victims of the now-disgraced group ...

Four students from Los Angeles-area Catholic high schools will visit the Vatican to participate in a memorial service for ...

The Pope is not merely a spiritual shepherd to the world's 1.4 billion Catholics; he is also a political figure whose influence radiates beyond the Vatican's walls. Throughout history, the papacy has ...

Pope Francis reformed the Pontifical Academy for Life by expanding its research horizons beyond traditional bioethical ...

By paving the way for an American pope, Leo’s predecessor has ensured the faith won’t get hijacked by the right.

"Even though we didn’t actually see the smoke or see the new pope, the feeling of being there, it was in everybody's heart.

An American rabbi has voiced optimism for Catholic-Jewish relations after the election of Pope Leo XIV, saying his ...

The Kremlin is unenthusiastic about President Donald Trump’s proposal for the Vatican to host peace talks between Russia and Ukraine. Trump proposed in a Monday statement on social media that ...

Catholics suffer from widespread ignorance of important, historical precedents of both female and lay ecclesial leadership.

VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV met Thursday at the Vatican with the head of the Greek Catholic Church in Ukraine, in one of his ...

Pope Leo XIV's record handling sex abuse cases while he was an Augustinian superior and bishop in Peru has come under renewed scrutiny since his election May 8 ...