To have such a Mass celebrated in the mother church of England was ‘very impressive, very moving. We must pray a lot for the ...

Pope Leo XIV is praying for the world to recognize the urgency of the climate crisis and “hear the cry of the poor.” ...

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The priests of Rome met for the first time on Thursday with their new bishop, Pope Leo XIV, to whom they are looking for greater leadership and fatherly care after several years of administrative ...

Madonna, Scorsese, Warhol and “Piss Christ” play roles in Paul Elie’s maybe-too-comprehensive look at how divisive expressions of faith came to the fore.

South Philadelphia pastor Rev. Paul Galetto once lived with Pope Leo XIV at a home for the Augustinian order in the city of Rome.

Pope Leo XIV celebrates his first Mass in English and Italian Leo celebrated his first Mass as pope in the Vatican's Sistine Chapel on May 9.

Yet the cardinals in the Sistine Chapel chose Robert Francis Prevost, a 69-year-old Chicago native, as the 267th pope of the Roman Catholic Church. He has adopted the papal name Leo XIV.

The 68-year-old Brennan wryly observed that Pope Leo XIV is also just the right age. He recalled his father’s reaction when Pope John Paul II was elected.

John Prevost, a brother of the pope who lives in the Chicago suburb of New Lenox, Ill., said that Pope Leo XIV grew into a person who could follow in the footsteps of Pope Francis, his predecessor.

As the Catholic Church prepares to elect its next spiritual leader, here’s a detailed look at the centuries-old ritual of the papal conclave, an event marked by history, secrecy, and sacred ...

The Church has used the conclave process for over 700 years, with modern rules codified by recent popes, most recently Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI.