I haven’t encountered any American who didn’t experience one of those sentiments upon learning a U.S. citizen became the next pope.

Leo, the former Cardinal Robert Prevost, has led some two dozen public events since he was elected as the first U.S. pope on ...

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We're still at the Rorschach test stage of the papacy, in which people can project almost anything they want to see amid the ...

A May 27 audience with Italian Cardinal Angelo Becciu points to a decision about a key structural reform that arguably ...

Pope Leo called for a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of all hostages in a May 28 general audience, following in the steps of his predecessor Pope Francis, who was both praised and criticized for ...

Thousands of workers will benefit from Pope Leo’s monetary gift including those who work in the Vatican’s bookstore, clothing ...

Pope Leo XIV's offer to host peace talks between Russia and Ukraine was motivated by a conviction that the two sides must ...

Pope Leo XIV's offer to host peace talks between Russia and Ukraine -- an offer Russia has turned down -- was motivated by a ...

As with any new papacy, a quick look at their first appointments and audiences inside the system offers at least a small ...

Pope Leo XIV held his first general audience, a regular weekly gathering he is expected to hold for the rest of his papacy. Following several busy weeks that included the funeral for ...

"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.