Experts see the new pontiff as less confrontational than his predecessor, but willing to stand up for the church's teachings.

Less than a week after Pope Leo XIV took the helm as head of the Catholic Church, he is already making the first social media ...

Pope Leo XIV, the first North American pontiff has already used social media posts to help deter war across the world. Chicago-born Robert Prevost, 69, posted 'Peace be with you all!' as he complained ...

(RNS) — People keep asking me, “Is the new pope liberal or conservative?” The question itself betrays our culture’s tendency ...

Pope Leo XIV calls AI a major challenge to labor and dignity amid a new industrial revolution, urging his cardinals to follow ...

Prior to his elevation to the papacy, Leo XIV stayed out of the spotlight on certain reforms backed by his predecessor but ...

Pope Francis made a strong moral case for addressing climate change and respecting Indigenous rights. Will Leo do the same?

When the white smoke poured out of St. Peter's Basilica last week, 73-year-old Port Charlotte resident Louis Prevost learned ...

Pope Leo XIV declared full commitment to efforts for world peace. The Holy See supports fostering dialogue between enemies to ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, born in Chicago, has been elected Pope Leo XIV, making history as the first American to lead ...

Pope Leo XIV has called for world peace in his first social media posts. Last week, Robert Prevost became the first American ...

Fr. Thomas Reese used to be certain no American would be elected pope. Now, he admits, he has been proved wrong with this new ...