S tanding in front of the cascade of crimson curtains on the balcony of Saint Peter’s on the evening of May 8, with an ...

Like many who feel a connection with the new pope, Rabbi Joseph Schultz believes his familiarity with sports can help bring ...

At one level, it's going to be really helpful because the name he chose, Leo XIV, is important. He has been very clear about ...

A report of a study group on women deacons is expected as soon as June, putting the spotlight on the issue of women’s roles ...

Pope Leo XIV has appointed as head of the Vatican’s bioethics think tank Monsignor Renzo Pegoraro, the longtime deputy of its ...

This means Leo believes a united church faithful to Jesus Christ is essential to the mission of the church in proclaiming the ...

When Robert Francis Prevost was growing up in a modest house in Dolton, Illinois, no one, not even his neighbors, imagined he ...

Sister Sara Maria of the Augustinian nuns of Lecceto speaks about the activities of the monastery in the province of Siena ...

Pope Leo XIV, the first U.S.-born leader of the Catholic Church, faces a unique legal situation as an American citizen and ...

Since the Middle Ages, the Holy See has positioned itself as the preeminent mediator for international conflicts regardless ...

VATICAN CITY, — Pope Leo XIV's election as the first U.S.-born leader of the Catholic Church elevated him to the extremely ...