The first American pope arrives at the papal summer retreat to work on his encyclical, with suggestions it should avoid ...

For Catholic scholars and theologians, the real meaning of the Scopes trial is far more nuanced 100 years after it was ...

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has met with Pope Leo XIV and thanked him for the Vatican’s efforts to help return children taken by Russia during the war.

The debate in the Catholic Church over the celebration of the old Latin Mass is heating up just as Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate is getting under way, with the apparent leak of Vatican documents ...

During the celebration, Pope Leo XIV revived the ancient tradition of personally imposing the pallium on new metropolitan archbishops.

British Parliamentarians further asked for Pope Leo XIV to meet with Jimmy’s son, Sebastien Lai, to give him a blessing and the encouragement to continue his fight for the freedom of his father.

The contrasts are glaring. In one case, Pope Leo XIV — then known as Bishop Robert Prevost — sided with victims of sexual abuse, locking horns with powerful Catholic figures in Peru.

Pope Leo XIV has renewed his call for unity within the Catholic Church. He spoke to priests during a special Holy Year week in Rome and he urged them to promote reconciliation and act in communion ...

Pope Leo didn’t hold back as he criticized the US’ growing involvement in the conflict between Israel and Iran. Since becoming the head of the Catholic church, Pope Leo has made it clear he wishes to ...

Pope Leo condemned escalating Middle Eastern conflicts with 'diabolical intensity' and urged respect for international law. His remarks, aimed at bishops and aid groups, stress the dire humanitarian ...

For Pope Leo XIV, this friendship with Christ “is the spiritual foundation of the ordained ministry, the meaning of our celibacy, and the energy of the ecclesial service to which we dedicate our ...

In an address to the Reunion of Aid Agencies for the Oriental Churches, Pope Leo XIV lamented the imposition “of the principle of ‘might makes right’” in these territories.