That the greatest defenders of American values are the incumbent British monarch and the Vicar of Christ is a great irony.

Even before he was appointed to a position at the Vatican in 2023, Pope Leo XIV spent most of his time away from his home ...

In an interview with America's Gerard O'Connell, Cardinal Robert McElroy of Washington said that Pope Leo XIV would "carry forward" the legacy of Pope Francis' pontificate "in its essential elements." ...

I am not a Catholic, but I do have utmost respect for people who are. My bone to pick is with the media: They all keep ...

Pope Leo' election as the first American to lead the Catholic Church elevated him to the rare position of being a U.S.

Happily, Pope Leo looks set to follow the lead of his predecessor: offering respect to other faiths (even to atheists); elevating women’s roles in the church; denouncing war and the Gaza catastrophe; ...

The choice of a new name is an opportunity for newly elected popes to hint at their agenda for the Catholic Church. In 2005, ...

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 ...

The Vatican's announcement that 69-year-old Chicago native Robert Francis Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, would be replacing the ...

The last three popes each chose very different paths between Rome and home—sometimes confrontational, sometimes aloof.

Pope Leo XIV singled out the challenges of artificial intelligence as he took office this month, underscoring religious ...

The two most powerful Americans, Donald Trump and Pope Leo, have very different worldviews. How will each wield his influence ...