The new pope opposed letting women serve as deacons but endorsed some of his predecessor’s moves to expand their involvement.

Multiple outlets reported this week that the maternal grandparents of Robert Prevost were described as people of color in ...

Church bells rang out for hours in celebration at Villanova University in suburban Philadelphia after one of their graduates ...

In his advocacy of the poor, migrants and a more open church, many people see the new pope as a continuation of his predecessor.

Pope Leo XIV has celebrated his first Mass, a day after his historic election as the first U.S.-born pope in the church’s ...

He always struck me as being a very disciplined, abstemious, quiet guy, and I would say we Irish would have been a bit more, shall I say, celebratory' ...

Pope Leo XIV said Friday that his election was both a cross to bear and a blessing as he celebrated his first Mass and ...

Leo is the first pope with a pre-papal social media presence, which helps paint an early picture of his positions on various cultural issues.

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV was born in Chicago and raised in the south suburb of Dolton, where even his old house has become a point of pilgrimage.

Everyone is the pope’s cousin,” Father Gibson said. “I hope he gets to meet all of his new cousins.” On Thursday, Cardinal ...

Matthew Gabriele, a professor of religion and culture at Virginia Tech, said people can expect Pope Leo to carry on the work of his predecessor, Pope Francis, by having a focus on helping migrants, ...