The historic election of Pope Leo XIV as the first U.S.-born pope is already upending an earlier calculus about U.S. conservative opposition to reform.

Catholic cardinals gathered at the Vatican this week to elect the successor to Pope Francis, who died on April 21.

In an address, Pope Leo XIV explained that his name references Pope Leo XIII, who presided over the church between 1878 and ...

The Bishop of Shrewsbury has today written to the people of his Diocese to share the joy of the election of Pope Leo XIV.

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With the arrival of Pope Leo XIV, much of the media has emphasized the mystery of the papal conclave, focusing on cryptic ...