The new Pope, Leo XIV, should direct an urgent review of the Vatican’s 2018 agreement with the Chinese government that allows ...

We pray for the Pope. We pray that he'll be a great pastor and a great beacon of hope and light to the world,” said Father Tim Holeda of Co-Cathedral of St. Thomas More.

At services on Sunday, some Catholics took particular pride in the election of the first American pontiff, who has familial ...

The Vanderbilt Divinity School professor said the papal name connects to a predecessor who championed workers' rights and peace initiatives.

With the newly elected pope becoming the first from the United States, today was the first Sunday service of his tenure.

The leader of the Vatican signals a stronger desire and commitment to return the church to its roots of social teaching, ...

I met the man who would become Pope Leo XIV in October 2023. We were standing outside the Vatican’s Synod Hall, and from my ...

Pope Leo XIV delivered his first Sunday blessing on May 11 as the new Head of the Catholic Church in Vatican City. Video by Dominic Nalpon via Storyful ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost, the first U.S. pope in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church, previously led a Catholic ...

The St. Joseph Catholic Church in Fayetteville holds first Sunday Mass after new Pope is selected The St. Joseph Catholic ...

The Dolton native joins other Chicago figures enshrined in bobblehead form, such as Chicago American Giants’ Hall of Fame pitcher Rube Foster, the 1985 Bears Super Bowl roster, Barack and Michelle ...